- Journals/Articles
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5969516/
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/am/pii/S0277953620304834
- http://humantollofjail.vera.org/the-family-jail-cycle/
- Resource on collective punishment UN Human Rights foundational
- Quotes: “If we lived in a country where the prison system was actually rehabilitative as it’s assumed to be, instead of punitive and cruel, we wouldn’t need all these grassroots movements and organizing efforts. We just wouldn’t be as distressed, to know our loved one is in a system where their rights aren’t being violated, despite their freedom being suspended.” – Naijah
- “Young men rely heavily on their mothers for material and emotional support during the process of arrest, court proceedings, incarceration, and community return (DeVuono-Powell et al. 2015; Harding et al. 2014; Western et al. 2015).”
- “be at increased risk of poor health when their sons go to jail or prison due to the shame,
- financial strain, and family responsibility associated with sons’ incarceration (Braman 2004).”
- “I know first hand the negative impact of my son’s arrest and going to jail. I feel the weight physically and emotionally of my his incarceration. Sometimes it’s debilitating and I’m rendered immobile.” -S. Boddy-Adedipe
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- Videos/podcasts
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- 13th (Documentary)
- 1619 (Podcasts)
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- Classes/resources:
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- Financial Literacy course through Dollar bank
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- GED courses: Do you want to earn your high school diploma? Literacy Pittsburgh can help! Click startclassnow.org
- Rent help: Renthelppgh.org offers resources to Allegheny County residents who need help to pay rent.
- Food assistance: Call 412-431-8960 to get help from Just Harvest or go to https://justharvest.org/get-help/snap-food-stamps/ https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program
- Voter rights for incarcerated individuals vary from state to state. To learn more, click https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/felon-voting-rights.aspleast
Employment Opportunities for Returning Citizens. To learn more, click: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2022/04/opm-wants-to-help-formerly-incarcerated-people-find-work-in-federal-government/?readmore=1
