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Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration

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Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration 

 

by J. Creasie Finney Hairston (published by the Urban Institute, 2002, from the "From Prison to Home Conference" of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

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Summary:

This paper provides an overview of family matters during incarceration.  It examines the problems that families face when a parent is incarcerated and the strategies they use to manage to those problems.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This article provides insight into the patterns of behavior and thoughts of children whose parent(s) are in prison. It offers thought-provoking observations from several angles and is readable. Its final section on “Policy Directions and Strategies” offers a “where-do-we-go-from-here” analysis that will be interesting to practitioners and policymakers alike.
 

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