Tag: Prison

Reader’s Voice: Imprisoned fathers must see families

November 21, 2023Dear editor; Mothers in prison rarely see their families. I find Jill McCorkel’s November 14 article, “Mothers in prison rarely see their families” puzzling. For some reason, she decided to single out mothers and exclude fathers. Was this inadvertent? Seems unlikely because there are nine times as many...

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Prison visits or child-care some choices

Reprinted from November 28, 2019Last of four parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Visitors are not allowed to bring outside food and drink into...

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Only 1/3 of imprisoned mothers see children

Reprinted from November 28, 2019Third of four parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “…Distance is the main obstacle. Women’s prisons are fewer in number...

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Mothers in prison rarely see their families

Reprinted from November 28, 2019Second of four parts Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. “Prison visitation policies vary by jurisdiction. Prisoners do not have a...

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Mothers in prison rarely see their children, families

Reprinted from November 28, 2019First of four parts With the holidays here, most families look forward to sharing special times with their families. But mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving, or any other day. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from...

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Mothers in prison rarely see their children or families

Reprinted from November 28, 2019Last of three parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Prison visits are expensive. Traveling to remote locations means that many...

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Mothers in prison rarely see their children, families

Reprinted from November 28, 2019 First of three parts With the holidays here, most families look forward to sharing special times with their families. But mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving, or any other day. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit...

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Prison reform rooted in care better than punishment

Second of three parts First part is available at thevoice.us/beginning-the-long-journey-significant-change-in-prisons Mary Rinaldi and Ashish Prashar posted the following article in Fast Company, a business magazine in print and online. “Imagine a world without prisons. It may sound radical, but for millions of black and brown Americans, this fantasy is urgent...

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Solutions can bring imprisoned mothers closer to families

Last of two parts The first part is available at thevoice.us/mothers-in-prison-rarely-see-their-children-families Mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this holiday season, or any other day. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Some caregivers and incarcerated parents...

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Ask Grandpa: On parole board and banking privileges

Grandpa,Many years ago, my son was convicted of bank robbery. One condition of his upcoming parole is that he is not permitted to go into any bank, savings and loan, credit union, or, currency exchange. His parole will be in (a neighboring state), so is it okay for him to...

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