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Where can I find programs for incarcerated parents or their families?

Parent-Child Visiting Practices in Prisons and Jails

Cramer, Lindsey, Margaret Goff, Bryce Peterson, Heather Sandstrom, 2017

Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents

National Mentoring Resource Center, 2016

Prison Parenting Programs: Resources for Parenting Instructors in Prisons and Jails

Correction Education Association, 2016

Document ID: 030163

Directory of Programs Serving Children & Families of the Incarcerated

The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated, 2015

Promising and Innovative Practices for Children of Incarcerated Parents: Arrest through Pre-Adjudication [Webinar]

National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and Urban Institute, 2015

Document ID: 031308

Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 2014

Document ID: 028327

Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration

Sesame Workshop, 2013

"Provides much-needed bilingual (English/Spanish) multimedia tools for families with young children (ages 3-8) who have an incarcerated parent. These FREE resources include a resource kit with A Guide for Parents and Caregivers, a Children's Storybook, and a new Sesame Street video; an Incarcerated Parent Tip Sheet; and the Sesame Street: Incarceration mobile app for smart phones and tablets."

Document ID: 027415

Phillips, Susan D. The Sentencing Project, 2012

Impact of Family-Inclusive Case Management on Reentry Outcomes: Interim Report on the Safer Return Demonstration Evaluation

Fontaine, Jocelyn, Douglas Gilchrist-Scott and Megan Denver. Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2011