Abstract

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.

摘要

发现父母监禁会对家庭和社区产生负面影响。这项研究检查了在一个大型南方监狱系统中，对未成年子女的被监禁母亲样本中的亲临探视产生影响的特征。还研究了影响释放后与儿童同住的计划的因素。与孩子的接触，种族/民族，犯罪类型，以前的监禁以及刑期的长短可预测被监禁的母亲是否接受过孩子的亲自探视。收到孩子的来访，种族/民族，被捕前的监护权以及犯罪类型，可以预测被监禁的母亲是否计划在出狱后与孩子同住。提出了对政策和未来研究的启示。