RT Article
T1 Maintaining Connections: An Exploratory Analysis of the Predictors of Prison Visitation with Children and the Post-Release Plans of Incarcerated Mothers
JF Women & criminal justice
VO 32
IS 4
SP 359
OP 377
A1 Smith, Wesley T.
A1 Blackburn, Ashley G.
A1 Harris, Judith
A1 Mullings, Janet L.
A2 Blackburn, Ashley G.
A2 Harris, Judith
A2 Mullings, Janet L.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1812863993
AB 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.
K1 Visitation
K1 Mental Health
K1 incarcerated parents
K1 Female Inmates
DO 10.1080/08974454.2020.1871158