Health risks within prisons are well known and have worsened with the 2019 coronavirus
pandemic (COVID-19), becoming a public health emergency. To date, there are more than …

Of the 2.5 million people who are incarcerated in the United States, over half are parents.
While it is well-established that incarceration has a detrimental impact on the children of …

High rates of incarceration in the United States has prompted researchers to study the
impacts of imprisonment on romantic relationships and minor children. We examine the …

The impacts of incarceration extend to the entire family system. The relational impact of
incarceration is compounded by the increasing stressors romantic partners experience …

Over 2.2 million individuals are currently incarcerated in prisons and jails across the United
States. Having a family member incarcerated impacts the entire family system. Recent …

The novel coronavirus pandemic has caused marriage and family therapists (MFTs) to alter
how they provide clinical services. MFTs must determine how to deliver relationship-oriented …

The significant number of annual US jail admissions is intricately tied to the increasing
population of children with incarcerated parents. Some proportion of these children will visit …

Since the onset of COVID-19, visitation to correctional facilities has been in flux, including
periods of nationwide suspensions for all in-person visits. Frequent, high-quality parent …

Despite promising evidence that family contact during incarceration may reduce recidivism,
less is understood about its role in postrelease parental involvement with children. Drawing …

ABSTRACT The Enhanced Visits Model (EVM) provides support to families in the United
States, including technology to connect remotely with incarcerated parents, funding for video …