In 2021, COPE member Solrosen published a report entitled “Man måste få veta” (One must know), in collaboration with BUFFF and the Swedish child rights organisation, Erikshjälpen. The report is based on interviews with over 50 children about their views on right to information, right to contact with parents, right to support and how the … Read More
“What no one gets to know about dad” – Theatre Play
Swedish organisation Solrosen has produced a play on the experience of having a parent in prison. Solrosen was contacted by a theatre group in Stockholm, whose leader grew up with a parent in prison. Together, they created a play on parental imprisonment. Several schools have agreed to have the play performed in their schools. After … Read More
Advocacy and Successful Policy Changes
BUFFF has been conducting outstanding advocacy work and has managed to place children with a parent in prison higher on the Swedish policy agenda. Several meetings with the justice and social departments in 2019 have been fruitful. In 2020, children who have a parent in prison were included under the scope of the Swedish Social … Read More
Statistics Sweden
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
Online Platform
KRITS and Bufff (then Bryggan) started an online pilot project for young people who have a family member in prison. This project in Sweden provides an online platform for young people to discuss the issues that arise when they are affected by the imprisonment of a loved one. The platform is anonymous and allows young … Read More
Child Talk
In Sweden, Bufff has implemented a program to provide parental support as soon as possible after a parent is incarcerated. They begin the process during remand and early on during the prison sentence. This program, Child Talk, provides parental support for the sake of the child. It is for all parents, both in and out … Read More