Before my dad left we had money; then we moved to substandard housing _ never had enough I see friends with their fathers and feel sad THE HORIZON WE SEEK FOR NEW YORK’S CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS LOSS & ISOLATION 4 SUPPORT 4 STIGMA 4 I’m never sure how much it taints people’s view of me. You feel like 2nd class. We’re made to feel WE did something wrong. VISITATION BARRIERS 5 Lack transportation Costs too much 44% 43% - FOR CHILDREN - FOR FAMILIES Let kids draw. He told me what every picture was. Wow, he had a lot on his mind! My granddaughter tells her mentor things she won’t tell me. She doesn’t want to burden me. OF INCARCERATED PARENTS NEED HELP REBUILDING PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP THEY DAMAGED 4 He needs counseling not suspensions! They process you in, not out. We need programs to transition back or you go back to what you know best. 44% 1 Annie E. Casey Foundation (2016). A shared sentence: The devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids, families and communities. Baltimore, MD: Author. 2 D. Aziz (personal communication, January 15, 2016) 3 De Masi, M. (2011). Adverse childhood experiences among New York’s adults. Accessed at: http://ccf.ny.gov/files/4713/8262/2276/ACE_BriefTwo.pdf. 4 De Masi, M.E. & Bohn, C. (2010). Children with incarcerated parents: A journey of children, caregivers and parents in New York State. Accessed at: http://ccf.ny.gov/files/2413/7968/3887/ ChildIncarceratedParents.pdf. 5 New York State Division of Criminal Justice (2013). Children of incarcerated parents in New York State: A data analysis. Accessed at: http://ccf.ny.gov/files/4413/7968/3681/2013-children-with-inarcerated-parents-report.pdf Infographic funded in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT TRAUMA 5 Witnessed their arrest Saw a weapon drawn 18% 9% 22% Interferes with friendships 53% Keep feelings to self 16% Self-medicate to deal with loss ADULTS had a household member in prison during childhood 3 6% 4% CHILDREN had a parent or guardian serve time in jail or prison after child born 1 28% DROP IN PRISON population from 1999 to 2015 2