The importance of contact between children and incarcerated parents through visits and/ or telephone access

Summary: Submission for the 2011 CRC Day of General Discussion on Children of Incarcerated Children by the National Prison Pastoral Ministry in Brazil- responsible for the question of women in prison and the Institute for Land, Work and Citizenship.

Recommendations

For Day of Discussion on "Children of Encarcerated Parents"

Whenever possible, public telephones should be available for incarcerated parents to be able to maintain regular contact with their children.

Whenever possible, contact visits should be encouraged between children and their parents, while guaranteeing the physical and emotional integrity of the children upon entrance to the prison.

Heidi Ann Cerneka
Prison Pastoral Ministry of Brazil

And

Institute for Land, Work and Citizenship- ITTC

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