Deloise L. hugs her son goodbye during Camp Reunite at Taycheedah Correctional Institution. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

A unique camp offers welcoming space for Wisconsin prisoners to spend time with their children, but stigma and other barriers limit its reach.

By Addie Costello

WPR and Wisconsin Watch

This story was produced and originally published by WPR and Wisconsin Watch.

The thunk of a plastic bat followed each pitch and question Tasha H. lobbed toward her 14-year-old son. She cheered after each hit as she tracked down the whiffle ball and prepared her next throw.

“Maybe baseball next year?”

No, he responded before hitting the ball over his mom’s head. He plans to try out for varsity football instead.

“You’re getting a lot better than you give yourself credit for,” Ta

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