Garrett Baker demonstrates how the children of imprisoned parents — particularly since the era of mass incarceration — have lower aspirations and expectations about their future lives ... without the ...

"We should be working with the people involved in these systems before or at least at the very earliest part of their incarceration,” said Denise Johnston of the Center for Children with Incarcerated ...

Conversely, those children who stay in touch with their incarcerated parents are less anxious and have fewer behavioral problems, reports the Prison Policy Initiative. But families can go into ...

He works with the Prison Fellowship Angel Tree to help get donations for children while their parents are serving time. “There are so many incarcerated parents inside the state of Kansas.

There are also numerous regional scholarships for children with incarcerated parents, such as the examples ... can have a positive effect on their families, Walsh says. "Even though someone ...

Over 2.7 million American children currently have a parent who is incarcerated. Meanwhile ... Such picture books can allow children to connect with the stories of others, see their own experiences ...

Missouri's WERDCC prison opens a nursery wing to allow incarcerated mothers to care for their babies, with hopes of reducing ...

North Dakota legislators have reintroduced legislation (Senate Bill 2352) that would allow children to live with their ...

Some states and the federal government have proximity laws, which set a maximum distance between the facility where a parent is incarcerated and where their children live. Minnesota allows mothers ...

Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree Christmas program seeks to lighten this load by giving gifts to children on behalf of their incarcerated parents. With a note from their parent, these gifts serve ...

Every child receiving a gift has one or more parents who are incarcerated ... they still have 190 children left on their list. She hopes people will donate to bring a smile to these kiddos.