This Brief focuses on children with incarcerated mothers, a growing and vulnerable population. It presents five empirical studies, along with an introduction an

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The second edition of this handbook examines family life, health, and educational issues that often arise for the millions of children in the United States whos

Based on interviews with nearly seventy youngsters and their mothers conducted at different points of their parents' involvement in the process, the data reveal

A large proportion--and in many jurisdictions the majority--of incarcerated women are mothers. Popular attention is often paid to challenges faced by children o