Children of Incarcerated Parents
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Date
2020-03
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Abstract
Psychosocial health of children of incarcerated parents is a critical area of concern and yet acutely neglected in India. Despite Supremecourt guidelines on ensuring age-appropriate care for children living along with their mothers in prison, there is variance in practice, whichcompounds the disadvantage of being a prisoner’s child. The children left behind at home due to parental incarceration also experiencevulnerabilities that emanate from their pre-existing socio-economic disadvantages, the continued interface of the child with the criminaljustice system, as well as societal perception towards them. This results in a pronounced effect on their health, and educational, socialand emotional wellbeing. Conscious efforts are required for strengthening the factors that could mitigate the adverse consequences ofparental incarceration coupled with a debate on penal populism and the social and economic costs associated with the same.
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Children of prisoners, Emotional consequences, Visitation, Women in prison
Citation
Sukhramani Neelam, Gupta Shivangi. Children of Incarcerated Parents. Indian Pediatrics. 2020 Mar; 57(3): 199-204