In 2021, COPE member Solrosen published a report entitled “Man måste få veta” (One must know), in collaboration with BUFFF and the Swedish child rights organisation, Erikshjälpen. The report is based on interviews with over 50 children about their views on right to information, right to contact with parents, right to support and how the … Read more
Dr Shona Minson of Oxford University’s Centre for Criminology recently released a report detailing the experiences of children and their families trying to cope with parental imprisonment during the first coronavirus-related prison lockdown in England, Wales and Scotland. The result of interviews with parents and caregivers of children with imprisoned parents, the report shows the significant harm … Read more
“It lets people know how I feel about mum in prison and gives me an opportunity to talk about my feelings in general around the situation. It is a good mix of writing and drawing.” – Sam (aged 12) The Prison Reform Trust (UK) launched the Child Impact Assessment in November 2022, a practical tool designed to encourage … Read more
Research published in November 2021 explores why courts in England and Wales sentence pregnant women to prison, highlighting the circumstances and vulnerabilities of twenty-two case studies; touching upon practices in other jurisdictions; and emphasising the need for a sea change in attitudes in society and among decision-makers to prevent the lives of unborn babies being … Read more
In 2019, data extrapolations in Spain highlighted that from 60,000 to 100,000 children had one or both of their parents in prison, yet little scientific knowledge about their situation exists, reports the University of Salamanca. New research currently being carried out there, entitled “Threatened minors: Needs and effects of prison on the children of prisoners … Read more
Editors Fiona Donson and Aisling Parkes assembled scholarship from internationally renowned academics and professionals across multiple disciplines who offer keen analysis and insight into the “legal, conceptual and practical consequences of parental imprisonment through a children’s rights lens.” Parental Imprisonment and Children’s Rights is divided into three parts, “dedicated to 1) hearing the voices of children with … Read more
In 2018, Exodus launched the KIND expertise centre in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, to provide support and information for children with a parent in prison and their family and social circle. Their goal is to restore the relationship between child and imprisoned parent and to strengthen the community around them, including teachers, social workers and … Read more
Over the year 2020, Families Outside fed into numerous policy consultations and requests for feedback, nationally and internationally. Among other projects, the organisation submitted a brief to the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on children’s rights to privacy; was consulted by the Scottish Sentencing Council to establish the ‘Sentencing Young People’ … Read more
The Children of Prisoners: Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health (COPING) project is the Children of Prisoners Europe network’s major accomplishment to date. From January 2010 – 2012, the EU-research study co-founded by the EU Commission was a child-centred project, which investigated the resilience and vulnerability to mental health problems of children of imprisoned … Read more
The European Journal of Parental Imprisonment is a bi-annual publication that seeks to broaden the study of issues relevant to children affected by parental incarceration and meet a burgeoning interest in the development, implementation and evolution of entitlements, policies and practices that promote their well-being. With a view to fostering new perspectives for children with … Read more
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