[Prison Reform Trust (2024)]
Helpful view of needs of long term prisoners to maintain relationships and how prisons can help.
families
Family relationships – evidence base (youth justice)
Family relationships – evidence base (youth justice)
[HMI Probation (2023)]
Summary of evidence base in relation to family relationships, as it relates to youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Research and Analysis collection].
Keywords: young people, families
“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit
“This is Me”: A Child Impact Assessment toolkit
[Prison Reform Trust (2022)]
Resources to support children with a mum in the criminal justice system, from the Prison Reform Trust.
Keywords: children, families, female offenders
Families Inside: Young people’s experiences of serving a sentence at the same time as a family member
Families Inside: Young people’s experiences of serving a sentence at the same time as a family member
[Prison Service Journal (2022)]
PSJ article on the impact on young people serving a sentence at the same time as another familiy member.
Keywords: young people, families
Life on the inside
Life on the inside
Supporting families of people in prison and on probation
Supporting families of people in prison and on probation
[Clinks (2021)]
This paper summarises the evidence base on the impact of imprisonment on family members, and how they might most effectively be mitigated. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].
Keywords: families
Maternal imprisonment
Maternal imprisonment
[Clinks (2021)]
This evidence review provides an in-depth look at the issue of maternal imprisonment and the impact of this imprisonment on the children affected, the mothers themselves and the family members (typically grandmothers) who take over childcare responsibilities. [From the Clinks online Evidence Library].
Keywords: female offenders, families, mothers, children
Participation Initiative
Participation Initiative
[Youth Justice Agency (NI) (2022)]
Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: an initiative which directly involves young people – and parents and victims – in all aspects of policy and practice, working towards UNICEF Child Friendly accreditation.
Keywords: young people, co-production, families, victims
Motherhood Project
Motherhood Project
[Peterborough prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a project supporting mothers and grandmothers in the prison, helping them cope with being separated from their families, and maintaining and rebuilding their relationships.
Keywords: families, peer support
Families Come Dine With Us
Families Come Dine With Us
[Nottingham prison (2022)]
Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme of family visits, held in the prison’s Bistro, which gives prisoners an ‘out of prison’ experience: sitting down and eating a meal with their families.