Kicker: A second chance

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: The toughest of the tough land in Louisiana’s Angola Prison.

But thanks to a ministry called God Behind Bars, a daddy-daughter dance came together over Thanksgiving. Twenty-nine incarcerated fathers and more than three dozen girls came to meet their dads.

DAD 1: I haven’t seen my daughter since she was 6 months old. So she’s 17 now.

The men stood a little taller as they waited in donated suits holding flowers before dinner with their daughters.

DAD 2: I felt professional! I might need a box of tissue, I might cry here.

The dads gave Bibles to their girls.

DAD 3: I want her to start off by reading Philippians 4:13 because I believe she can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens us.

An evening to remember!

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And a taste of redemption.

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