Reports and Research
Reports and studies that shape our mission.
Statewide Correctional Initiatives Supporting Children with Incarcerated Parents
An Action Plan for Policymakers
COVID-19 Visiting Policies in the U.S (PDF)
This information was collected on September 12-13, 2022.
Information collected by state department of corrections’ websites. Municipal jails not included.
For other organizations’ publications, please visit the below websites:
- For general CIP-related information, please visit the National Resource Center for Children and Families of the Incarcerated
- For general information including resources for school administrators and teachers, as well as law enforcement and corrections, child welfare and clinicians, and parents and caregivers, please visit the Youth.gov
- For law enforcement-related resources, visit the International Association of Chiefs of Police website and type “incarcerated parent” into the search field
- For CIP-related information for corrections, please visit National Institute of Corrections
- For Child Welfare – Supporting Children and Families of Prisoners and Child Welfare – Reunification and Visits With Parents Who Are Incarcerated
- Spotlight/featured research
- Yale Law School’s Family Law Handbook: A Resource for People in Connecticut’s Prisons
- Child Trends report Parents Behind Bars: What Happens to their Children?
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