Washington state prison using video games to help incarcerated fathers bond with their kids

ABERDEEN, Wash. — In Washington state, 8,000 inmates currently in prison are also parents. The Department of Corrections said kids of those people are six times more likely to end up incarcerated themselves.

One Washington state men’s prison has a new way it is trying to break the cycle and allow kids to bond with their fathers, and that is video games.

“I think this is their favorite part honestly getting to do what they do at home,” said Cager York, who is incarcerated at Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen.

York’s sons love to play monster truck video games with him when they visit the prison.

York has been convicted of more than a dozen crimes starting in his teenage years. His most recent conviction …