Articles
Van Domelen Witherow – Balancing Protection and Ministry
Volunteer Handbook: Successful Strategies for Recruiting, Training, and Utilizing Volunteers
A useful handbook for Chaplains to assist with strategies in Recuruitng, Training, and Utilyzing volunteers to work with the Incarcerated population. Made by SAMHSA in their Faith-Based and Community Initiatize.
Volunteer Voices – Karen Swanson and Lynn Cooper
Walker Casselberry – Setting the Prisoner Free
What percentage of Americans have ever had a family member incarcerated?
45 percent of Americans have ever had an immediate family member...
What Works in Residential Centers Monographs
This is the first in a series of reports about the practice of performance-based contracting for residential reentry centers (RRCs) for Federal offenders. This study probed the nature of theservices provided in RRCs and whether they meet the overall goals of a...
When A Parent Is Incarcerated (primer)
The goal of this primer is to provide relevant and practical information for public child welfare agencies and social workers when working with incarcerated parents. There are many compelling reasons why child welfare agencies should develop programs and policies...
Williams – Abba Father
Women and Incarceration – Miea Walker
Women in Jails: Overlooked in Era of Reform
Despite recent calls to reform the criminal justice system in light of increasing numbers of incarcerated people, one trend has received little attention: the dramatic rise in the number of women being held in local jails. Since 1970, the number of women in jail...