Children who have at least one parent behind bars face many challenges that their friends and classmates do not. Studies indicate that they are more likely to have attention deficit disorder, behavioral problems, or developmental delay. Those with a mother in prison graduate from college at only a 1-2 percent rate—a percentage that improves to 13-25 percent when the incarcerated parent is the father.
By Steve Rempe
March 15, 2016
California | san francisco | School District | Sesame StreetHumor is a very powerful thing. It has the ability to entertain. It can connect people who otherwise might have very little in common and allow old friends to revisit happy times and places. A well-timed joke can relieve tension, foster conversation, encourage, bring cheer, and alleviate melancholy.
By Steve Rempe
July 23, 2014
Humor | incarceration | John Oliver | little children big challenges | Prison Rape | Prison Reform | Sesame StreetThis Saturday, the Florida Department of Corrections and Sesame Workshop, Sesame Street’s nonprofit organization, will partner together to bring the “Little Children, Big Challenges” project offline and into the real world.
By Rebekah L. Stratton
August 20, 2013
department of corrections | Florida | little children big challenges | PBS | Prison | Prison Fellowship | Sesame Street | sesame workshop