Research presentation for Child-Family-Community course for Cerro Coso Community College

1. Incarcerated Parents and the Children Who Wait for Them Barbara Lieberman CHDV C115 70101 Cerro Coso Community College Fall 2009 October 28, 2009

2. " When my mother was sentenced, I felt that I was sentenced. She was sentenced to prison‐to be away from her kids and family. I was sentenced as a child, to be without my mother" Bernstein, N., All Alone in the World, Children of the Incarcerated , 2005

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5. 1 in 100 2 million

6. 1 in 100 2 million 2%

7. 1 in 100 2 million 2% 9 times

8. 1 in 100 2 million 2% 9 times 3 times

9. 1 in 100 2 million 2% 9 times 3 times 8 years old

10. 1 in 100 2 million 2% 9 times 3 times 8 years old UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD

15. Schools and community Teachers

16. Schools and community Teachers Neighbors

17. Schools and community Teachers Neighbors Caregivers

18. Schools and community Teachers Neighbors Caregivers Friends

19. Schools and community Teachers Neighbors Caregivers Friends Church family

20. Schools and community Teachers Neighbors Caregivers Friends Church family Coaches

21. Schools and community Teachers Neighbors Caregivers Friends Church family Coaches Social workers

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27. National Bill of Rights Right #1: I have a right to be kept safe and informed at the time of my parent’s arrest. Right #2: I have a right to be heard when decisions are made about me. Right #3: I have a right to be considered when decisions are made about my parent. Right #4: I have a right to be well-cared for during my parent’s incarceration. Right #5: I have a right to see, feel, and touch my parent. Right #6: I have a right to support as I face my parent’s incarceration. Right #7: I have a right not to be judged, blamed or labeled because my parent is incarcerated. Right #8: I have the right to a lifelong relationship with my parent.

28. County Jail in Independence, CA Visiting Room (similar to the one in Independence)

32. Books for Parents, Caregivers and Professionals to Read with Children of Prisoners What is Jail, Mommy? By Jackie A. Stanglin and illustrated by Cierra Jade McGuckie, Lifevest Publishing, Centennial, CO. 2006. ISBN 159879248-2 A Visit to the Big House by Oliver Butterworth. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1993, ISBN #0-395-52805-4. I Know How You Feel Because This Happened to Me. Center for Children with Incarcerated Parents, Pacific Oaks College and Children’s Programs, 714 West California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105. Just for You – Children with Incarcerated Parents. Center for Children with Incarcerated Parents, Pacific Oaks College and Children’s Programs, 714 West California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105. Mama Loves Me from Awa y by Pat Brisson, illustrated by Laurie Caple. Boyds Mills Press, 815 Church Street, Honesdale, PA 18431, www.boydsmillspress.com , 2004, ISBN# 1-56397-966-7. My Mother and I Are Growing Stronger by Inez Maury. New Seed Press, PO Box 9488, Berkeley, CA 947099, ISBN# 0-938678-06-X. Two in Every Hundred: A special workbook for children with a parent in prison Reconciliation, 702 51st Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37209, Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson, James Ransome (Illustrator), Scholastic Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2002). When Andy’s Father Went to Prison by Martha Whitmore Hickman. Albert Whitman and Company, 5747 Howard Street, Niles, IL 606487-4012. A novel for 10-14 year olds: The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson, Clarion Books, NY, 2002, ISBN 0-618-24744-0.

33. Training videos for working effectively with children of incarcerated parents, the parents, and the caregivers: http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/videoCFIP.asp

34. Resources Bernstein, Nell. All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated . New Press: New York. 2005. “ Bill of Rights Project”. The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Families and Corrections Network. 2009. < http://fcnetwork.org/bill-of-rights-project-is-concluded.php > “ Children of Incarcerated Parents Fact Sheet”. The Anne E Casey Foundation. 9 October 2009. http://www.fcnetwork.org/AECFChildren%20of%20Incarcerated%20Parents%20Factsheet.pdf Martone, Cynthia. Loving Through Bars: Children with Parents in Prison . Santa Monica Press: Santa Monica, CA. 2005. Phillips, Susan D. “Overview and Commentary”. The National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated at Families and Corrections Network. 2009. 9 October 2009. http://fcnetwork.org/research-review/overview-commentary “ Reaching Out”. Northern California Training Academy. The Center for Human Services, UC Davis Extension. Spring 2008. Richards, Linda, RN. Telephone Interview. Inyo County Jail. Independence, CA. October 20. 2009. Simmons, Charlene Wear. “Children of Incarcerated Parents”. March 2000. California Research Bureau. Note Vol. 7, No. 2. 9 October 2009. Background music: “Ambiences” by Christopher Fryman Open Source license information: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ All photographs and images from www.photobucket.com