it's early spring in richmond, virginia and terrance williams is an hour away from the most meaningful day of his life. >> a tie, going to look good. >> the city of richland is hosting a father daughter dance for terrance and 12 other dads. >> man, i feel like money. >> but there is a catch. these men are inmates of the richmond jail, and this dance will be the first time terrance's daughter takayla will have seen him in eight months. how do you feel about the fact your dad has been in jail? >> like when he goes away, i have my personality with him. >> there are 2.5 million americans behind bars. more than half of them are parents and while fathers do time, the families they leave behind serve sentences of their own. the richmond jail is hoping connecting inmates with their kids can turn their lives around, but is one dance enough? >> i never want to dance with my daughter again in jail. 150 years ago, richmond, virginia was the capital of the confederacy, the losing side of the civil war. but today, the victory over slavery can seem like a broken promise. the united states incarcerates more of its citizens than any other nation and no one has been harder hit than black men and the loved ones they leave behind. while incore ration effects entire families, we'll focus on a relationship that is often overlooked, that of incarcerated men and their daught daughters. right now we're in one city that's making that relationship a priority. today i'm at the richmond city justice center, the local jail. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> for the next week, i'll get to know a group of men here. not just as inmates but as fathers like terrance williams. >> i'm locked up more than i'm