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What is the difference between jail and prison?

Jail

A place of detention

Holds: people awaiting trial, sentenced for a short duration (less than a year)

Jurisdiction: run by the county sheriff’s department

Work release programs, boot camps

Address educational needs, substance abuse needs, and vocational needs

Prison

A place of long time confinement

Two types (State & Federal)

Holds: people convicted of crimes, sentenced for a long term

Jurisdiction: run by the Prisons and Corrections office

Halfway houses, work release centers, and community restitution centers

Incarcerated Mothers

75% of all female prison inmates are mothers

Of those women, 25% are pregnant at time of arrest

Two-thirds were primary caregivers

When a mother is sent to prison, she is likely to be the sole custodian of her children

Women who give birth in prison often have to relinquish custody within hours of giving birth.

Only 6 states have “prison nurseries”

Effects on Children with Incarcerated Mother

More disruptive than a father’s arrest or incarceration

More than half of incarcerated mothers do not receive any visits from their children while in prison

Incarcerated Fathers

Three-quarters of federal inmates in the United States are fathers

In 2007, 92% of incarcerated parents were fathers and 8% were mothers.

When a father becomes incarcerated his child support obligation continues at the same level, despite his inability to pay

While the vast majority of children of male prisoners are living with their mothers, only about a third (37%) of the children of incarcerated women are living with their fathers.

Children of most incarcerated males remain with the mother when a father enters prison

Effects on a Child with Incarcerated Fathers

Half of incarcerated fathers were living with their youngest child prior to their incarceration

Sons are more likely to follow their father’s foot steps

General Effects

Vulnerable to feeling of fear, anxiety, anger, sadness, depression, and guilt

Emotional withdrawal, failure in school, and delinquency

Suffer from multiple psychological problems

Traumatic, disrupt personal and family bonds, and worsen the family's social and financial situation

Depending on age of the child, effects differ

Children of offenders are five times more likely to end up in prison compared to their peers

Tends to lead to later criminal activity & drug possession

Children tend to blame themselves for parent’s incarceration

Only two states address the needs of children at the time of a parent’s arrest

Juvenile Detention Centers

Secured facilities used to house youths that are in trouble with the law.

Youths awaiting trial or placement in another care facility are often placed in juvenile detention centers for security purposes.

Over 300,000 juveniles are incarcerated and another 100,000 return to these facilities to await legal action.

Provides education, nutrition, healthcare, and recreation to all inmates.

Overcrowding in these facilities causes tension

Increase bad behavior once youths are released

Troubled juveniles influence one another

Incarcerated Siblings

Most commonly a male youth from a troubled home ends up in a juvenile detention center

Physically detached from the family & social environment

Older siblings become role models to his/her siblings

35,000 children a year are affected by the incarceration of a sibling

Effects: Abandonment, distress, responsibility of being strong, and keeping quiet in school settings

“Teachering” Suggestions NEVER ASSUME!

Journal writing

Art and dance activities

Direct help

Guidance counselor

After school activities

Group projects

Teacher should be flexible, monitor progress, supportive, maintain high expectations & focus on the positives

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