Family &
Corrections Network
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National Resource Center on
Children and Families of the Incarcerated
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Resources from
the former CWLA
Federal Resource Center for Children of
Prisoners:
Videos, Books, and Materials for Children,
Families, and Programs
(To obtain these resources, use a
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For additional resources from FCN,
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Videos
- Champagne and The Talking
Eggs, Michael Sporn, Director. The true story of a young
teenage girl whose mother is jailed for murder. Living in a
Catholic children's home run by nuns, Champange provides
poignant commentary about her mother, her own situation, and her
outlook for the future.
- Children of
Prisoners/Children of Promise. National Institute of
Corrections.
- Home Boys: My Daddy's in Jail.
Active Parenting Publishers. Filmed eight years after
Homeboys: Life and Death in the Hood, features the same young
men--all but one now in jail. It gives equal time to the
prisoners and their children. 26 minutes.
- Prison Lullabies, Brown
Hats Production. An extraordinary tale of four women making
life-altering choices and seizing the glimmer of possibility the
prison nursery program is holding out for them and for the
future of their children.
- A Sentence of Their Own,
Edgar Barens, Director. Chronicles one family's annual
pilgrimage to a New Hampshire state prison, revealing the
damaging effect incarceration has on families.
- Visiting Day (VHS/DVD)
39.95 Reading Rainbow Episode 146. A young girl and her
grandmother make the long bus trip every month to visit the
girl's father in prison. Some children don't get to live with
their parents. In this episode LeVar Burton introduces a family
separated by a prison sentence. Viewers join the family for
visiting day and find out what life is like for kids when a
parent is incarcerated, and what it's like for a parent who
can't be at home with his family.
- When the Bough Breaks.
Explores the emotional impact on children whose mothers are
imprisoned for nonviolent crimes, particularly drug-related
prostitution and theft.
- White Oleander. Astrid is
a 15-year-old child of an incarcerated mother. She is learning
to cope with a succession of foster homes, a series of traumas,
and her mother's jealousy. Her skill as an artist is her refuge.
(Warner Brothers, 2003, Rated PG13).
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- Books
- All Kinds of Families,
Norma Simon, October 1987, Albert Whitman & Co., ages 4-8
- Breaking Out, Barthe
Declements, August 1993, Demco Media: seventh grader must adjust
to his father's imprisonment, for older children
- Coping When a Parent Is in
Jail, John J. La Valle, June 1995, Rosen Publishing Group
- Let's Talk About When Your
Parent Is in Jail, Maureen Wittbold, August 1998, Powerkids
Press
- Queenie Peavy, Robert
Burch, Viking Press
- A Visit to the Big House,
Oliver Butterworth
- Into the Great Forest: A
Story for Children Away from Parents for the First Time,
Irene Wineman Marcus and Paul Marcus, PhD, 1992, New York:
Magination Press, 800/374-2721
- Zachary's New Home: A
Story for Foster and Adopted Children, Geraldine M. Blomquist,
MSW, Paul B. Blomquist, 1990, New York: Magination Press,
800/374-2721, available through
www.maginationpress.com, ages 3-8
- Workbooks
- All About Change, Kathy
Kagy-Taylor and Donna Dansker, 1991, The Aring Institute of
Beech Acres, 6881 Beechmont Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45230,
513/231-6630, for children in grades K-4.
- Because ... Somebody Loves Me,
Child Welfare League of America (1996), a workbook for children
coping with painful transitions, helps them express feelings and
come to terms with reality in a positive comforting way, to
order, call 800/407-6273, available through
CWLA
- Help for Kids! Understanding
Your Feelings About Having a Parent in Prison or Jail (for
Kids Ages 6 and Older), Carole Gesme, MA, CCDP, with
consultation from Michele Kopfmann. To purchase: Carole Gesme,
4036 Kerry Court, Minnetonka, MN 55345, 612/938-9163 (phone),
612/935-2038 (fax).
- If You Have a Parent in Jail
then this Book is for You, Craig, Kevin, Josselyn, Alan,
Brittney, with Bonnie Ayer and Amy Bigelow, School counselors at
Flynn School, 1996, Burlington, VT, 05401.
- Two in Every 100: A Special
Workbook for Children with a Parent in Prison, published by
Reconciliation Ministries, Inc., PO Box 90827, Nashville, TN
37209, 615/292-6371
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- Materials for Incarcerated
Parents
- The Foster Care Handbook for
Incarcerated Parents: A Manual of Your Legal Rights and
Responsibilities, by the Inmate Foster Care Committee, The
Children's Center, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Bedford
Hills, NY 10547, 914/241-3100
- I Love You This Much,
Pennsylvania Department of Education and Pennsylvania Department
of Corrections, (1995), is a workbook designed to facilitate
communication between incarcerated parents and their children.
Prepared by women inmates in the State Correctional Institution
at Muncy, PA, this 164-page workbook includes games, activities,
sample letters, and suggestions to help incarcerated men and
women nurture their children from a distance and actively
participate in parenting. To inquire about this workbook,
contact Melinda Yowell, Parenting Director, State Correctional
Institution at Muncy, PO Box 180, Muncy, PA 17756, 717/546-3171.
- Parenting from a Distance:
Your Rights and Responsibilities, by Jan Walker, MA, The
Interstate Printers & Publishers, Inc., Danville, IL (1987).
Although not specific to incarcerated parents, this book
includes incarcerated parents as one example of parenting from a
distance. Includes information about rights and
responsibilities, telling children, daily routine, touching from
a distance, visiting, holidays, the systems (including child
welfare), shared parenting, and reunion. Also includes forms and
sample letters (including letter to foster care caseworker from
incarcerated parent) to help parents acquire and maintain
information about their children.
- Parenting from Inside/Out:
The Voices of Mothers in Prison, edited by Kathy Boudin and
Rozann Greco, The Children's Center, Bedford Hills Correctional
Facility, Bedford Hills, NY 10547, 914/241-3100.
- A Vision Beyond Survival: A
Resource Guide for Incarcerated Women, 1995, National
Women's Law Center, 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800, Washington,
DC 20036, 202/588-5180. Written specifically for women in the
DC/MD/VA area this book contains general information that is
helpful to all incarcerated women, and includes a section on
child custody concerns.
- Questions for Dad, by
Dwight Twilley, 1994, Boston: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.
The author describes in detail a creative method for parents and
children living apart to communicate and enhance their
long-distance relationships.
- Materials for Caregivers of
Children with Incarcerated Parents
- Manual for
Grandparents-Relative Caregivers and their Advocates, Legal
Services for Prisoners with Children, 100 McAllister, San
Francisco, CA 94102, 415/255-7036.
- Grandparent Caregivers: A
National Guide, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children,
100 McAllister, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415/255-7036.
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- Materials for Service Providers,
Volunteers, and Other Advocates
- Working with Children and
Families
How Can I Help? A Three-Volume Series on Serving Special
Children, Vol. I: Working with Children of Incarcerated
Parents, Vol. II: Sustaining & Enhancing Family Ties, Vol. III:
Resources for Supporting the Children of Incarcerated Parents,
developed by the Osborne Association, 135 E. 15th Street, New
York, NY 10003, 212/673-6633
Parenting from the Inside: Maintaining the Bond, by Maud
MacArthur, BA, and Theresa LaBarre, PsyD, 1996, is the
curriculum for the FCI and FPC Danbury Parenting Program.
Includes a teacher's guide, a parent's manual, and sections on
family literacy, parenting skills, and long-distance parenting.
Contact FCI Danbury, Route 37, Danbury, CT 06811-3099,
203/743-6471.
Homemade Books to Help Kids Cope: An Easy-to-Learn Technique
for Parents and Professionals, by Robert G. Ziegler, MD,
1992, New York: Magination Press, 800/374-2721.
Training Manual on Working with Women in the Criminal Justice
System, developed by the Women's Justice Alliance, 1997, c/o
Women's Prison Association, 110 Second Avenue, New York, NY
10003, 212/674-1163.
Questions for Dad, by Dwight Twilley, 1994, Boston:
Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. The author describes in detail a
creative method for parents and children living apart to
communicate and enhance their long-distance relationships.