Diminished agency is a common phenomenon experienced by parents in prison. In addition to their alienative effects through social and physical isolation and a loss of personal responsibility, prisons constrain the exercise of key parental functions such as providing financial support, protection, discipline and care and can have an adverse impact on parenting capacities, as … Read More
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Skype calls introduced for prisoners at HMP Magilligan, Northern Ireland
As of November, prisoners in HMP Magilligan in Northern Ireland have been allowed access to Skype as part of a new initiative to help prisoners maintain contact with their families. The scheme is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK and was introduced following an earlier trial in the prison. Access … Read More
COPE presents at final conference of MA#ME project, Croatia
COPE played a crucial role in Croatia this week, at a conference marking the close of the two-year EU-funded MA#ME project, piloted and implemented by the NGO RODA for imprisoned mothers separated from their children at Pozega Prison. One of the findings of the project was that 50 to 60 % of children in Croatia do not … Read More
Colloque Parentalité et détention: Relais Enfants Parents Romands
L’Institut de psychologie, Université de Lausanne et la Fondation REPR, Relais Enfants Parents Romands, ont le plaisir de vous inviter à la prochaine journée de Colloque : Parentalité & Détention Prendre soin du lien enfant-parent : un axe de prévention de la récidive ? Date : mardi 9 février 2016 Lieu : Salle 1612, Géopolis-Mouline, … Read More
Researching children of prisoners in Latvia: What needs to be done?
The Republic of Latvia Ombudsman began research in 2014 on the rights of children to contact with their imprisoned parents and in it attention to the provision of the rights of children of imprisoned parents was addressed for the first time in Latvia. Until now, children who have parents in prison were not viewed as … Read More
Offre de stage / Internship opening
Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE recherche un(e) stagiaire Convention de stage tripartite obligatoire Durée : 5 mois (du 20 juillet au 18 décembre 2015 – Temps partiel (4 jours/semaine)) Indemnité de stage : 554,40€ /mois Frais de transport pris en charge à 50% sur justificatif Poste basé à Montrouge, 92122 Candidatures à envoyer exclusivement par email à hannah.lynn@networkcope.eu avant le 6 juillet 2015. … Read More
800,000 voices: giving a voice to children of prisoners
Children of prisoners Europe has today released a brand new campaign animation in five languages. The original script, recorded by network member Families Outside, Scotland, was written by a group of children whose parents are in prison, who had the idea of underlining the different emotions they feel in reaction to the imprisonment of their … Read More
Giving children a voice: “Not my crime, still my sentence” campaign to launch video on 9th June
Those who affect and wish to affect policy in regards to children with imprisoned parents tend to fall into the trope of discussing these children as if they are a single entity, with the same experiences. These children, however, are ordinary children facing difficult and unusual life circumstances. They all have individual experiences and in … Read More
Children of Prisoners Europe launch 2015 campaign: ‘Not my crime, still my sentence’
www.notmycrimestillmysentence.org Children of Prisoners Europe (COPE) is a network of non-profit organisations, professionals and academics working to support children separated from a parent in prison. With 28 members in 16 countries across Europe, COPE aims to promote and protect the rights of children with imprisoned parents and to ensure that these rights—as enshrined in the … Read More
European Parliament resolution explicitly mentions children of imprisoned parents
To mark the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in November calling for the full implementation of the Convention to guarantee respect for the rights of all children. The EP Resolution represents a milestone for child rights. Children with imprisoned parents are explicitly … Read More