After 22 Years Of 'Psychologil Torture' In Solary Confement, Anthony Gay Fights For State Law Rtrictg Its Use - CBS Chigo

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24--If you're lookg for someone to help volve fathers their children's liv, Anthony Gay is your man. A social work supervisor for the state Department of Children and Fai, Gay knows how difficult, and how val, is to be a father who will have a lastg, posive impact on his children. Gay, who grew up New Haven and is based DCF's Torrgton office, is leadg the agency's fatherhood engagement efforts, closg the gap between servic offered to fathers and those given to mothers and children.

Gay knows the importance of fatherhood om both sis. And, vastated by the loss of that son a r crash, Gay has changed his outlook when to his send son.

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"If a father is illerate, if a father has no math skills, if they show an tert, the child do better amilly, " said Gay. "Our agency do a relatively good job engagg mothers across the board, " Gay said.

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While Gay said DCF still has a ways to go s efforts, is a prry for the partment. For Gay, 's personal.

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An Illois man is fightg agast so-lled psychologil torture – after a mor probatn vlatn first sent him to prison for seven years, and then a fight behd bars led to a 22-year nightmare solary nfement. Now out, Anthony Gay told CBS 2 Polil Invtigator Dana Kozlov why he is fightg for a law to keep others om endurg the same fate. * anthony gay dcf *

His own father, Ossie Gay Sr., while voted to his fay, wasn't able to be there for his son.

AFTER 22 YEARS OF 'PSYCHOLOGIL TORTURE' IN SOLARY CONFEMENT, ANTHONY GAY FIGHTS FOR STATE LAW RTRICTG ITS USE

"We actually had a good relatnship, " Gay said. Ossie Gay, born Geia and wh only a third-gra tn, worked wh his hands at low-wage jobs, so he wasn't home much. "I lerally saw my father when was time to go to school or was time to go to bed, " Anthony Gay said.

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Ossie Gay was a chffr for the Veterans Admistratn, cleaned banks and was a matenance man at church. "He was a real handyman, so he would pick up jobs whenever he uld to make money, " Gay said.

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"Pretty much everythg I got was hand-me-downs, " said Gay, 49.

But while he was almost always at work, Ossie Gay "was the only father on the block" their Edgewood neighborhood.

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