Davian: Making the best of the Holiday Season

A Christmas wreath hangs on the gate of a dorm for foreign prisoners in a prison in China.

A Christmas wreath hangs on the gate of a dorm for foreign prisoners in a prison in China.

Davian Reynolds, our 16-year-old video columnist from Brooklyn, NY describes how he dealt with the separation from his mother during holiday season while she was in prison.

Family Life Behind Bars previously interviewed Dr. Harland Kessaris, a psychologist who specializes in re-entry of incarcerated individuals back into family and society, who provided some insight on how to cope with the absence of a loved one during the holiday season.

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About Sandeep Junnarkar

Sandeep Junnarkar is the founder and editorial director of Family Lives Behind Bars.