RESTORATION MATTERS
The impact of incarceration on families and our communities is worth studying. Here are a few links to check out for further information.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report: “Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children”
- Bureau of Justice Statistics: “Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children, Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016”
- Federal Bureau of Prisons: Population Statistics
- Federal Register: Annual Determination of the Average Cost of Incarceration
- National Institute of Corrections: “Children of Incarcerated Parents”
- Office of Justice Programs: Hidden Consequences: The Impact of Incarceration on Dependent Children
- Rutgers University National Resource Center on Children & Families of the Incarcerated: “Children and Families of the Incarcerated Fact Sheet”
- The Pew Charitable Trusts: “Having a Parent Behind Bars Costs Children, States”
- The Pew Research Center: Religion in Prisons A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains
- Transforming Corrections: The Impact of a Volunteer Prison Ministry Program on the Long-term Recidivism of Federal Inmates
- U.S. Department of Justice: Special Report 2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism: A 9-Year Follow-up Period (2005-2014)
- Vera: “More than 5 Million Children Have Had an Incarcerated Parent”
As you can see by the information in the links, our work together and mission is vital more than ever before to restore incarcerated families.
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