Advancing Family Integrity for All: Listen to the Experts I
In blog post March 12, 2015, Advancing Family Integrity for All: Sentencing Reform Affecting Parents, we propose to state and federal governments a five-part sentencing reform initiative to honor and advance family integrity for all. Evidence-based research shows us that children who have parents who are incarcerated can experience short and long term trauma. Child-friendly prison programs are a Ban Aid solution to parental incarceration – sporadic visits, long distances to travel to visit, ill-equipped prisons and inadequately trained prison staff, to name a few perpetuate the trauma visited on children. It is critical that governments consider sentencing reform to drastically reduce the number of children who are senselessly separated from their parents. Listen to the experts on the impact of parental incarceration. And then, let’s talk about and advance sentencing reform for parents.
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