Maintaining Connections: An Exploratory Analysis of the Predictors of Prison Visitation with Children and the Post-Release Plans of Incarcerated Mothers

Parental incarceration has been found to negatively impact families and communities. This study examined characteristics that impact receiving in-person visits among a sample of incarcerated mothers of minor children in a large Southern prison system. Factors impacting post release plans to live wit...

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Autor principal: Smith, Wesley T. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Blackburn, Ashley G. ; Harris, Judith ; Mullings, Janet L.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
En: Women & criminal justice
Año: 2022, Volumen: 32, Número: 4, Páginas: 359-377
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Visitation
Mental Health
incarcerated parents
Female Inmates
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Sumario:Parental incarceration has been found to negatively impact families and communities. This study examined characteristics that impact receiving in-person visits among a sample of incarcerated mothers of minor children in a large Southern prison system. Factors impacting post release plans to live with children were also examined. Contact with their children, race/ethnicity, offense type, previous incarceration, and sentence length predicted whether incarcerated mothers received in-person visits from their children. Receiving visits from their children, race/ethnicity, having custody prior to arrest, and offense type predicted whether incarcerated mothers planned to live with their children after release from prison. Implications for policy and future research are presented.
ISSN:1541-0323
DOI:10.1080/08974454.2020.1871158