Growing up with an incarcerated parent

Posted on October 6, 2022 (October 6, 2022) by Nick Reiter

The close-up image of a man who is a husband is holding hands with a woman who has been imprisoned for breaking the law in the white iron bars.

From the time she was six until she was 13, Che’Paris Mobley had an experience millions of Americans face: having a parent incarcerated in jail or prison. “I just remember my grandma telling me “oh we’re going to go visit your dad,” Mobley said, “He was on this little TV and I had to pick […]

Incarcerated and invisible

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Nick Reiter

Woman in Handcuffs in Jail. Incarcerated and Pregnant. Parenting from Prison

One Sunday evening shortly after Christmas 2019, Amy Ard received an email. “Wondering what resources are available to a young woman that’s pregnant (did not know until after her arrest),” it said. The message continued: This woman had no money, wasn’t in contact with her family, and was still in jail awaiting her hearing. Could […]