When the Bough Breaks: Resources & Links

Websites

Child Welfare League of America: Children with Incarcerated Parents
This section of CWLA's site has a plethora of facts about children of incarcerated parents, including selected caselaws, a recommended reading list for kids and workbooks for incarcerated parents.

Family and Corrections Network
The self-dubbed "gateway to practice, policy and research on families of offenders," this site offers education on all aspects of family life for prisoners, including education about children of prisoners, programs for incarcerated parents, locating an imprisoned family member and more.

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
LSPC advocates for the civil rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents and children. The site has publications including the invaluable Incarcerated Parents Manual, which addresses various aspects of family law for imprisoned parents, including child custody, foster care, paternity and child support.

Amnesty International: Women in Custody
Amnesty's report describes violations of the internationally guaranteed human rights of women incarcerated in the United States. The website includes personal stories from incarcerated women, fact sheets, related links and a study on the impact on children of women in prison.

California Coalition for Women Prisoners
This grassroots organization fights for the rights of incarcerated women; publishes The Fire Inside, a bimonthly newsletter by and about women prisoners.

JusticeWorks's Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis Campaign
This national campaign advocates for alternatives to incarceration, such as community service work, restitution, employment/job training assistance, alcohol and substance abuse treatment as the sentencing standard for mothers.

360 Degrees: Perspectives on the U.S. Justice System
This innovative site developed by artists, journalists, scholars and activists aims to challenge people's perceptions about prisoners and to facilitate lively discussion and debate about the modern prison system. The site features personal stories, essays and interactive elements, including quizzes and community maps, moderated round table discussions and bulletin boards.

Families Against Mandatory Minimums
A national organization working to reform federal and state mandatory sentencing laws, FAMM's website explains mandatory minimum sentences and the tells the stories of people serving excessive sentences for nonviolent offenses.

Women Coping in Prison
A joint project of the University of Virginia and the Fluvanna Correctional Facility, this site describes current research projects on incarcerated women, extensive links to governmental sites and facts and resources on women in prison.

Aid To Inmate Mothers, Inc.
Aid to Inmate Mothers (AIM) works to preserve family relationships between incarcerated women and their children by promoting visitations. Additional services offer reading and creative writing projects and skills for succeeding outside prison walls.

Friends of WRRN
Helping Women's Re-Entry Resources Network creates housing for formerly incarcerated women and promoting advocacy and community education about incarcerated women and their families. Includes Women and Criminal Justice, an informational fact book on alternatives to incarceration for mothers.

Publications:

Children On Hold: Improving the Response to Children Whose Parents Are Arrested and Incarcerated. Report of a federally-funded study on child impact, placement and visitation issues. (ABA Center on Children and the Law, 1994)

Working With Children and Families Separated by Incarceration: A Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies. Wright, L. E.; Seymour, C. B. Child (Welfare League of America Press, 2000)

Mothering from the Inside : Parenting in a Women's Prison by Sandra Enos (Suny Series in Women, Crime and Criminolog, 2001).

For Children

Coping When a Parent Is in Jail, John J. La Valle (Rosen Publishing Group, 1995).

Let's Talk About When Your Parent Is in Jail, Maureen Wittbold (Powerkids Press, 1998).

Articles:

Mothers in Jail, reprinted from Connect for Kids

Girl scouts go behind bars to teach, learn values from CNN.com

Debt to Society, a MotherJones.com Special Report

Bureau of Justice Statistics Report Reveals Increase in Incarcerated Parents from Children's Bureau Express





When the Bough Breaks: Resources & Links
	Websites Child Welfare League of America: Children with Incarcerated Parents This section of CWLA's site has a plethora of facts about children of incarcerated parents, including selected caselaws, a recommended reading list for kids and workbooks for incarcerated parents. Family and Corrections Network The self-dubbed "gateway to practice, policy and research on families of offenders," this site offers education on all aspects of family life for prisoners, including education about children of prisoners, programs for incarcerated parents, locating an imprisoned family member and more. Legal Services for Prisoners with Children LSPC advocates for the civil rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents and children. The site has publications including the invaluable Incarcerated Parents Manual, which addresses various aspects of family law for imprisoned parents, including child custody, foster care, paternity and child support. Amnesty International: Women in Custody Amnesty's report describes violations of the internationally guaranteed human rights of women incarcerated in the United States. The website includes personal stories from incarcerated women, fact sheets, related links and a study on the impact on children of women in prison. California Coalition for Women Prisoners This grassroots organization fights for the rights of incarcerated women; publishes The Fire Inside, a bimonthly newsletter by and about women prisoners. JusticeWorks's Mothers in Prison, Children in Crisis Campaign This national campaign advocates for alternatives to incarceration, such as community service work, restitution, employment/job training assistance, alcohol and substance abuse treatment as the sentencing standard for mothers. 360 Degrees: Perspectives on the U.S. Justice System This innovative site developed by artists, journalists, scholars and activists aims to challenge people's perceptions about prisoners and to facilitate lively discussion and debate about the modern prison system. The site features personal stories, essays and interactive elements, including quizzes and community maps, moderated round table discussions and bulletin boards. Families Against Mandatory Minimums A national organization working to reform federal and state mandatory sentencing laws, FAMM's website explains mandatory minimum sentences and the tells the stories of people serving excessive sentences for nonviolent offenses. Women Coping in Prison A joint project of the University of Virginia and the Fluvanna Correctional Facility, this site describes current research projects on incarcerated women, extensive links to governmental sites and facts and resources on women in prison. Aid To Inmate Mothers, Inc. Aid to Inmate Mothers (AIM) works to preserve family relationships between incarcerated women and their children by promoting visitations. Additional services offer reading and creative writing projects and skills for succeeding outside prison walls. Friends of WRRN Helping Women's Re-Entry Resources Network creates housing for formerly incarcerated women and promoting advocacy and community education about incarcerated women and their families. Includes Women and Criminal Justice, an informational fact book on alternatives to incarceration for mothers. Publications: Children On Hold: Improving the Response to Children Whose Parents Are Arrested and Incarcerated. Report of a federally-funded study on child impact, placement and visitation issues. (ABA Center on Children and the Law, 1994) Working With Children and Families Separated by Incarceration: A Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies. Wright, L. E.; Seymour, C. B. Child (Welfare League of America Press, 2000) Mothering from the Inside : Parenting in a Women's Prison by Sandra Enos (Suny Series in Women, Crime and Criminolog, 2001). For Children Coping When a Parent Is in Jail, John J. La Valle (Rosen Publishing Group, 1995). Let's Talk About When Your Parent Is in Jail, Maureen Wittbold (Powerkids Press, 1998). Articles: Mothers in Jail, reprinted from Connect for Kids Girl scouts go behind bars to teach, learn values from CNN.com Debt to Society, a MotherJones.com Special Report Bureau of Justice Statistics Report Reveals Increase in Incarcerated Parents from Children's Bureau Express