How do you explain incarceration to a child?
Crime affects many people. The oft-forgotten victims are the children of the incarcerated.
In this month's issue, Smithsonian Magazine focuses on the millions of American children who struggle every day with the effects of incarceration.
In the past, Sessions expressed skepticism of justice reform. He opposed bipartisan support for expanding rehabilitative programs in federal prison.
Did you know that when 17-year-olds are arrested in Texas, they are prosecuted and sentenced as adults?
Did you know law enforcement is not required to notify parents of these arrests?
Crime and incarceration rates are down in the United States.
According to the Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics, the national violent and property crime rate has declined by 14.6 percent in the last five years. During that same time, the U.S.
2,500 gifts were handed out at an Angel Tree® Christmas party in Tennessee this past Saturday.
The New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro hosted a special Christmas party for prisoners and their families. Incarcerated parents were transported to the church to spend the evening with their children.
Today’s technology has made sharing photos a click away. But for those who are incarcerated, receiving photos from the outside is a difficult process.
In 2010, Joseph Calderon’s mother was incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, California.
Children in Las Vegas celebrated Christmas early this past weekend. Grapevine Fellowship Church hosted an Angel Tree® Christmas party for one hundred and thirty local children with incarcerated parents. They provided meals for the children, as well as gifts.