In Poland, more than 90,000 children* are growing up separated from a parent in prison, often without consistent or coordinated support. A new Charter signed on 19 March 2026 in Kraków aims to change that by placing their needs more firmly on the agenda of public institutions and…
Read the latest volume of the European Journal of Parental Imprisonment, a publication that brings together research and practice insights from across Europe to inform policy, services and advocacy.
In a powerful step toward more child-sensitive prison practice, two closely linked interactive workshops brought prison officers from across Greece together this December to focus on the rights and well-being of children visiting a parent in prison and to reflect on their own experiences…
Ensuring that children remain protected, supported and meaningfully connected when a parent is imprisoned requires more than isolated actions by individual institutions. It demands coordinated responses across justice, prison, child protection and social services…
