2019 saw advances in both qualitative and qualitative data collection. With more robust data on who they are and where they are, support initiatives for children with a parent in prison are able to be stronger and more focused on individual needs.
Data collection with a focus on mutual trust involves the prisoner-parent and is in the best interests of the child. This report explores the benefits of this type of data collection for all actors, as well as considers the over-representation of Roma and Traveller prisoners in European prisons.
“Children with imprisoned parents: collecting data with a purpose” also highlights the voices of young people involved in the Krakow focus groups in May 2019. Children expressed a range of needs, with 30.6% sharing they were looking for more advice and support.
The United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty has also made significant inroads into the collection of information concerning children deprived of liberty on a global scale. Among other issues, the Study explores children co-residing with their parent in prison, along with an inventory of age limits for this in various countries.