REUNIFICATION OF INCARCERATED PARENTS WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (NON-FICTION)
Most incarcerated men and women do not spend their entire lives in prison. Most will get out. They will be neighbors, parents, clients, customers, students, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. With preparation and planning, re-entry into one's family and the community can be met with great success. Lack of planning provides an open door for future recidivism. Lack of planning increases the chances of intergenerational incarceration within the family. More and more grandparents and children are visiting their loved ones in prison waiting desperately for their release yet fearful they will re-offend, and the process will begin again.
There are many barriers to a successful re-entry; jobs, housing, food, clothing, transportation, and identification to name a few. Many of these barriers can be eliminated when newly released inmates have some type of relationship with their family members. The relationship between the re-entrants and their families have been fraught with palpable frustration, a lack of trust, disappointment, and disconnection. There are many ways to bridge the connection between newly released inmates, re-entrants, and their families. Many, on both sides, don't know the first steps or strategies to use. This book provides professionals and families a unique approach to breaking barriers and creating and planning for a successful re-entry. A successful re-entry process can include self-advocacy, accountability, and predictability versus one of chaos and broken promises.
Most incarcerated men and women do not spend their entire lives in prison. Most will get out. They will be neighbors, parents, clients, customers, students, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. With preparation and planning, re-entry into one's family and the community can be met with great success. Lack of planning provides an open door for future recidivism. Lack of planning increases the chances of intergenerational incarceration within the family. More and more grandparents and children are visiting their loved ones in prison waiting desperately for their release yet fearful they will re-offend, and the process will begin again.
There are many barriers to a successful re-entry; jobs, housing, food, clothing, transportation, and identification to name a few. Many of these barriers can be eliminated when newly released inmates have some type of relationship with their family members. The relationship between the re-entrants and their families have been fraught with palpable frustration, a lack of trust, disappointment, and disconnection. There are many ways to bridge the connection between newly released inmates, re-entrants, and their families. Many, on both sides, don't know the first steps or strategies to use. This book provides professionals and families a unique approach to breaking barriers and creating and planning for a successful re-entry. A successful re-entry process can include self-advocacy, accountability, and predictability versus one of chaos and broken promises.
Most incarcerated men and women do not spend their entire lives in prison. Most will get out. They will be neighbors, parents, clients, customers, students, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters. With preparation and planning, re-entry into one's family and the community can be met with great success. Lack of planning provides an open door for future recidivism. Lack of planning increases the chances of intergenerational incarceration within the family. More and more grandparents and children are visiting their loved ones in prison waiting desperately for their release yet fearful they will re-offend, and the process will begin again.
There are many barriers to a successful re-entry; jobs, housing, food, clothing, transportation, and identification to name a few. Many of these barriers can be eliminated when newly released inmates have some type of relationship with their family members. The relationship between the re-entrants and their families have been fraught with palpable frustration, a lack of trust, disappointment, and disconnection. There are many ways to bridge the connection between newly released inmates, re-entrants, and their families. Many, on both sides, don't know the first steps or strategies to use. This book provides professionals and families a unique approach to breaking barriers and creating and planning for a successful re-entry. A successful re-entry process can include self-advocacy, accountability, and predictability versus one of chaos and broken promises.