Submitted by crinadmin on
The Foundation's summary of the publication
Do young children have to suffer for the crimes of their parents?
Should the parent-child relationships be jeopardised just because
one or both parents are in prison? And what about the worry
that imprisoned parents have about their children from whom
they are separated? A small association in France has been
waging a quiet battle to bring the children of prisoners - the
'forgotten children* - to the fore of social, political and judicial
policy. The Relais Enfants-Parents works to safeguard the
psychological and emotional development of children by serving
as a link between them and their imprisoned parents. It believes
that the bond between the children and their parents which
separation often weakens, must be preserved or even re-created
- no matter what crime the parents have committed. Initially
facing resistance from the penal system and doubt from
imprisoned parents themselves, this book shows how the Relais-
Enfants Parents persevered - not taking no for an answer.
Owner: Elizabeth Ayre