Soon after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Relais Enfants Parents Belgium (REP Belgium) launched a photo and video exchange between children and their parents in prison. With the consent of the participating children, REP Belgium printed photos of children and sent them to their imprisoned parent. Moreover, the organisation also organised a … Read More
Statistics Belgium
Prison population total and prison rate per 100,000 are retrieved from Aebi, M. F., Cocco, E., Molnar, L. & Tiago, M. M., (2022). SPACE I – 2021 – Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics: Prison populations. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, Table 7.Estimated number of children separated from an imprisoned parent: extrapolation based on Champsaur, P., … Read More
Discussion Groups – Belgium
Relais Enfants Parents ASBL provides a meeting space to facilitate sharing between parents who are incarcerated. It is a place where parents can exchange stories and experiences. These discussions also allow the parents to develop a sense of both the difficulties faced during the separation or removal of a child and a sense of community in … Read More