our founder, jesus saidi was im visited me. the point was, people care for people who are behind bars. >> over the centuries, congregations, churches, synagogues, and mosques have followed that commitment in caring for those who have been incarcerated. today we have representatives of queens bench bar association. a group of attorneys who work with delinquents and volunteer with delinquent girls and boys in particular. >> we th morning. great to have you, patricia. and kathleen. how do you manage to get involved in this project with delinquents? because it is one of the associations in town that supports opportunities and equality for women. >> during one of my first meetings at queen's bench, i learned of a committee. what touched me and prompted me to starting attending committee meetings was i learned it was an informal mentoring program for girls who are incarcerated in juvenile hall ravings -- ranging from 11 to 18. >> in some cases the volunteers were the only visitors for the kids. that was very istent ve the commission