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鈥楾is the season, and while many of us might be putting up trees and decorations, planning family dinners and holiday parties, and buying gifts for loved ones, there鈥檚 one population in the U.S. for whom the holidays may not be filled with joy: the millions of people impacted by family separation because their loved ones are incarcerated. 

Dortell Williams, an incarcerated father and grandfather at Mule Creek State Prison in California, is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. He has spent more than three decades behind bars. Williams is a special correspondent for YES! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali and spoke with the program鈥檚 host and YES! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar about the impact of family separation and how to mitigate it.