Tag: reentry

“Back Home and Building Bonds:” A Lighthouse for Reconnecting Fathers

This isn’t just a guide, but a beacon for all fathers who’ve been distanced from their families due to incarceration and are now eager to rebuild the bonds that time and circumstances might have weakened.

Parental Incarceration and the Transition to Adulthood

The United States has the highest imprisonment rate in the world. Although the rates of incarceration have essentially leveled off since around 2002, the United States lead the world in imprisonment: 2.2 million people were incarcerated in 2015.

Fatherhood, Incarceration, Reentry, Children with Incarcerated Parents

On any given day in America, it is estimated that more than 1.7 million children under 18 years old have a parent incarcerated in a state (52%) or federal prison (63%)—91% of all incarcerated parents are fathers.