Incarcerated Mothers and their Children: Highlights from the Federal Report
Published in August of 2008 by the Women’s Prison Association & Home
In this report, WPA highlights key takeaways from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ released compendium of data on incarcerated parents and their children, Parents in Prison and their Minor Children.
Key takeaways include:
- More mothers are in prison than ever before
- The number of children impacted by maternal incarceration increased
- Prior to incarceration, women were more likely than men to live with their children, be the primary caregiver, and be the head of a single-parent household
- Eleven percent of mothers reported their children being placed in foster care after their incarceration
Read the full report below and download the file at the link provided.
This report was written by the Institute on Women & Criminal Justice.