Reference
Materials/ Books
Adalist-Estrin,
Ann, and Jim Mustin. Responding to Children and
Families of Prisoners: A Community Guide.
(2002). Family and Corrections Network. Order online
from
http://www.fcnetwork.org/guide/responding.html
Aronson, Janson and Arthur Zelman, ed. (1996).
Early Intervention with High-risk Children: Freeing
Prisoners of Circumstance. Lanham , MD : Jason
Aronson Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 0765700085
Bernstein-Baker, and Joseph Hohenstein. (May 2002).
Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal
Records . Philadelphia : CLASP and Community Legal
Services, Inc.
Boswell, Gwyneth, and Peter Wedge. (2002).
Imprisoned fathers and their children . London ;
Philadelphia , PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN
1853029726.
Edenfield, A. (2002). Family Arrested: How to
Survive the Incarceration of a Loved One .
Albuquerque , NM : Americana Publishing, Inc. ISBN:
1589430603.
Enos, Sandra. (2001). Mothering from the inside:
parenting in a women's prison . Albany , NY : State
University of New York Press. ISBN: 0791448509.
Gabel, Kathrine, and Denise Johnson. (1995).
Children of Incarcerated Parents. Lenham , MD :
Lexington Books. ISBN: 0029110424.
Harris, Othello, and R. Robin Miller, eds. (2003).
Impacts of incarceration on the African American family.
New Brunswick , NJ : Transaction Publishers. ISBN:
0765809737.
Jeffries, John M., Suzanne Menghraj, and Hairston,
Creasie Finney. (2001). Serving Incarcerated and
Ex-Offender Fathers and Their Families: A Review of the
Field , New York : Vera Institute of Justice.
National Center On Fathers and Families. (2001).
Constructing and Coping With Incarceration and Re-Entry:
Perspectives From the Field. The NCOFF roundtable
took place between November 15-16, 2001 . Available to
order from
http://www.ncoff.gse.upenn.edu/conference/rt-archive.htm
Nurse, Anne. (2002). Fatherhood arrested:
parenting from within the juvenile justice system .
Nashville , TN : Vanderbilt University Press . ( Douglas
College Has).
Seymour, Cynthia B and Creasie Finney Hairston. (2000).
Children with parents in prison: Child welfare policy,
program, and practice issues. New Brunswick , NJ :
Transaction Publishers. ISBN: 076580719X.
Travis, Jeremy, Amy Solomon, and Michelle Waul. (June
2001). From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and
Consequences of Prisoner Reentry. Order from The
Urban Institute;
www.urban.org .
Travis, Jeremy and Michelle Waul, eds. (2003).
Prisoners once removed: the impact of incarceration and
reentry on children, families and communities .
Washington , D.C. : Urban Institute Press.
Wright, Lois and Cynthia B. Seymour. (2000). Working
with children and families separated by incarceration: a
handbook for child welfare agencies . Washington ,
DC : CWLA Press. ISBN: 0878687831.
Yaffe, R.M., L.F. Hoade, and B.S. Moody. (2000).
When a Parent Goes To Jail: A Comprehensive Guide for
Counseling Children of Incarcerated Parents . ISBN:
1877810088.

Articles at
Douglas College
Search the following databases to find scholarly
and peer reviewed articles.
Subject Heading: Children of Prisoners.
EBSCO:
Academic Search Premier
MAS Ultra – School Edition
Psych Info
Subject Headings: Children of
Prisoners, Inmates of Institutions, Family,
Imprisonment, Women Prisoners, Fathers Prisoners,
Prisoners' families, Parent and Child, Interpersonal
relationships.

Fiction
Conrad, Joseph . (2002). Chance: a
tale in two parts . New York : Oxford University
Press. ISBN: 0140186549.
Dickens, Charles. (2003). Little Dorrit . London
. New York : Penguin Books. ISBN: 0141439963.
McCoy, Maureen . (2004). Junebug: a novel
. Wellfleet , Mass. : Leapfrog Press . ISBN: 0972898417.
Paterson, Katherine. (2002). The Same Stuff as Stars
. New York : Clarion Books. ISBN: 0-618-24744-0.
Price, Reynolds. (2002). Noble Norfleet: A novel
. New York : Scribner . ISBN: 0743204182.

Children's Books/
Illustrated Books
Books for parents, caregivers and
professionals to read with children of prisoners
Black, Frank M. (1998). A Visit with Daddy
.
-------- A Visit with Mommy & There are Some Real
Special Kids in our Class . Written by an ex-con
for his own children. 1-877-609-KIDS or
www.inside-outpublishing.com .
Brisson, Pat. (2004). Mama Loves Me from Away . I
llustrated by Laurie Caple. Honesdale , PA : Boyds Mills
Press, 815 Church Street , Honesdale , PA 18431 .
www.boydsmillspress.com . ISBN# 1-56397-966-7.
Burch, R. (1999). Queenie Peavy. Viking Press. ISBN:
0670584223.
Butterworth, Oliver. (1993). A
Visit to the Big House.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN #0-395-52805-4.
Cain, S. M. Speed, and Z. Mukhida (Photographer). (1999).
Dad's in Prison. London : A&C Black. ISBN:
071365094X.
Crane, J. and B. Short. Two in every Hundred: workbook for
older (school-age) children
Hayes, Margaret, and J. Witherill. (1989). My Daddy is
in Prison . Johnstown , PA : Cambria County
Community Action Council, Head Start Program.
Hickman, Martha Whitmore. (1990). When Andy's Father
Went to Prison . Niles , IL : Albert Whitman and
Company, 5747 Howard Street , Niles , IL 606487-4012,
ISBN: 0-8075-8874-1.
------ When Can Daddy Come Home? Nashville , TN :
Abingdon Press. Cancelled ISBN: 0687449643. Available at
www.abebooks.com .
Hodgkins, K, and S. Bergen . (1997). My Mom Went to
Jail . The Rainbow Project, Inc. ISBN: 1931273006.
Marcus, I.W., and P. Marcus. (1992). Into the Great
Forest : A Story for Children Away from Parents for the
First Time . New York : Magination Press. ISBN:
0836809327.
Maury, Inez. (2002). My Mother and I Are Growing
Stronger . Barkeley , CA : New Seed Press. PO Box
9488 , Berkeley , CA 947099, ISBN: 0-938678-06-X.
I Know How You Feel Because
This Happened to Me. (1984). Center for Children
with Incarcerated Parents, Pacific Oaks College and
Children's Programs, 714 West California Blvd. ,
Pasadena , CA 91105 .
Just for You - Children with
Incarcerated Parents . Center for Children with
Incarcerated Parents, Pacific Oaks College and
Children's Programs, 714 West California Blvd. ,
Pasadena , CA 91105 .
Reconciliation. Two in Every Hundred: a special
workbook for children with a parent in prison.
Nashville : Reconciliation, 702 51st Avenue North ,
Nashville , TN 37209 , (615) 292-6371.
Roznowski, F. Time to Go . Illustrted by Tak
Toyoshima. Order from Fran Roznowski, 11 Cottage St. ,
Chelsea , MA . 02150.
Simon, Norma. (1976). All Kinds of Families .
Morton Grove , IL.: Albert Whitman & Company; Markham,
ON.: Fitzhenry and Whiteside. ISBN: 0807502820.
Whitmore, M. (1990). When Andy's Father Went to Prison
. Niles , IL : Albert Whitman & Company. ASIN:
0807502820.
Whitbold, M.K. (2003). Let's Talk About When Your
Parent is in Jail . Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
ISBN: 0823950433.
Williams, Vera B. (2001 ). Amber was Brave, Essie was
Smart . New York : Greenvillow. ISBN: 006029461-2.
Remarkable book of poems and drawings about two sisters
with a dad in prison.
Woodson, J., and J. Ransome. (2002). Visiting Day
. New York : Scholastic. ISBN: 0590400053.
Woodson, J. (2002). Our Gracie Aunt . New York :
Hyperion. ISBN: 078680620-6.

Studies/ Reports
available online
Bernstein-Baker, J., and Joseph Hohenstein. (May
2002).
Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal
Records . Philadelphia : CLASP and Community
Legal Services, Inc.
Available online from:
http://nicic.org/Library/017860
Hagan, John.
The Next Generation: Children of Prisoners.
University of North Carolina --Chapel Hill, University
of Toronto .
Mumola, Christopher J. (August 2000).
Incarcerated Parents and Their Children.
Washington : U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of
Justice Statistics.
Oregon Department of Corrections.
How to Explain…Jail and Prisons…to Children: A
Caregiver's Guide . To order call
503-373-3604, ext. 244. Available online from
http://egov.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/oam_booklet.shtml
Parke, Ross, and K. Alison Clarke-Stewart,
Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children
(Research Report). From Prisons to Home
Conference, January 30-31, 2002 , U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
Simmons, Charlene Wear, Ph.D. (March 2000).
Children of Incarcerated Parents (CRB-v7-n2).
A California Research Bureau report.
The Sentencing Project, (2002).
Facts About Prisons and Prisoners .
http://sentencingproject.org/pdfs/1035.pdf
Travis, J, E. Cincotta, and A. Solomon. (2003).
Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration
and Reentry . Available online
from The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2100 M
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037; 202/833-7200;
www.urban.org .
Travis J., and M. Waul, eds. (2002). Prisoners Once
Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on
Children, Families, and Communities . Available
from The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20037; 202/833-7200;
pubs@ui.urban.org ;
www.urban.org .
Tudball, Nora. (2000). Doing it Hard. A study of
the Needs of Children and Families of Prisoners in
Victoria . Melbourne , Australia : VACRO. Available on
http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/afrc7/tudball_lazarus.pdf
CFCN.
Policy Recommendations on Families of Adult Offenders
. Report from a meeting of the Canadian Families &
Corrections Network Steering Committee and family
members in February, 1995, at Kananaskis , Alberta .

Mentoring Children
of Prisoners (Bibliography from National Clearing House
on Families and Youth)
Mumola, C. (August 2000). “
Incarcerated Parents and Their Children ” .
In Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report
. Available online from the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 950
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530;
202/307-5933;
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/iptc.pdf
Wright, L. and C. Seymour. (2000). Working With
Children and Families Separated by Incarceration: A
Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies. Available
from Child Welfare League of America, P.O. Box 932831,
Atlanta, Georgia 31193; 800/407-6273;
order@cwla.org ;
www.cwla.org .
Jucovy, L. (2003).
Amachi: Mentoring Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia
. Available online from Public/Private
Ventures, 2000 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103; 214/557-4400; fax; 215/557-4469;
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_publications.asp?section_id=7#pub21

Mentoring Children of Prisoners Internet Resources/
Websites
Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents
www.e-ccip.org
Child Welfare League of America
www.cwla.org
Child Trends
www.childtrends.org
Children's Defense Fund
Children of Prisoners: Are we punishing the
children too
http://www.childrensdefense.org/childwatch/030822.aspx
Children of Offenders Co-op Conference
2004 Conference, University of Missouri
Canadian
Families and Correction Network
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cfcn/
The
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver.
www.elizabethfry.com
Family & Corrections Network
www.fcnetwork.org
Children of Prisoners Library
http://www.fcnetwork.org/cpl/cplmain.html
Family and Community Resource Program
http://outreach.missouri.edu/fcrp/index.htm
Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners
www.cwla.org/programs/incarcerated/default.htm
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
www.nccd-crc.org
National
Fatherhood Initiative
http://www.fatherhood.org/default.asp
National Mentoring Center
www.nwrel.org
National
Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoring.org
Public/Private Ventures
www.ppv.org
Resiliency
in Action
www.resiliency.com
Search Institute
www.search-institute.org
Sidney Gurewitz Clemens
www.eceteacher.org/bibliography/CIP/index.html
Bibliography: Caring for Children of
Incarcerated Parents

British Web Sites:
The Howard League for Penal Reform: prisoners and
families
www.howardleague.org/prisoners/
Action For Prisoners' Families
http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk/
Child Line
http://www.childline.org.uk/
PACT
http://www.imprisonment.org.uk/
S.H.A.R.P. |
http://www.s-h-a-r-p.org.uk/

Parent Support
Services of BC:
http://parentsupportbc.ca
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