Poland’s Probacja Foundation has organised an annual Christmas theatre event in both of Krakow’s prisons, Nowa Huta Prison for women and Montelupich Prison for men. In both prisons, imprisoned parents worked with volunteers to prepare a play for their children, offering a space for parents to be creative and devise theatre of which they are … Read more
The Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) developed the Visiting Mum program in HMP Eastwood Park, a women’s prison in Gloucestershire, southwestern England, in response to the fact that a number of imprisoned mothers were not receiving visits from their children, which was resulting in high levels of depression, anxiety and self-harming. The location of … Read more
Since 2014, Bambinisenzasbarre has organised La partita con papà—a football match played by children and their imprisoned fathers held annually in 70 detention centres across Italy. Organised in collaboration with Italy’s National Penitentiary Administration, the event unites around 2,900 children and 1,700 fathers, bringing families together in an attempt to humanise the experience of imprisonment … Read more
In order to make visits as comfortable as possible, Bedford Row Family Project in Ireland, has set up hospitality services at the Limerick prison. These services provide refreshments to those who visit, as well as child-centered activities in the waiting room in order to create a relaxed atmosphere before the children visit their parent. The … Read more
COPE affiliate BAG-S e.V. (Germany), in partnership with the Alanus Hochschule art school, has developed an innovative tool to help guide children through prison, from entry to departure, when they come to visit a parent who is incarcerated there. Bear Buddy is described in a picture book that children can read while waiting to see … Read more
Yellow Spaces (Spazio Giallo) were implemented by Bambinisenzasbarre in prisons in Italy beginning in 2007. These are integrated socio-educational spaces inside prisons for children preparing themselves to visit with their parent who is imprisoned. The initiative gained recognition in Rome and in 2009 was given a Mention of Merit “Premio Amico della Famiglia” by the … Read more
For Fangers Pårørende (FFP) has for a long time wanted to do more to meet the needs of families of foreign nationals and minority ethnic prisoners. In 2014, FFP received funding for their Minority Ethnic Project, and employed a Minority Counselor. The goal of the project is to reach out to the families of minority … Read more
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