WDA-IPP’s Efforts:

We envision that keeping parents in the community, not in jail or prison, ensuring incarcerated parents are able to maintain meaningful connections with their minor children if they are imprisoned, and removing stigma associated with parental incarceration will keep their families and our community safer.  These efforts are focused on Washington State, unless otherwise indicated.

KEEPING PARENTS IN COMMUNITY WITH THEIR MINOR CHILDREN

• Expanding Washington’s Prison Sentencing Alternatives for Parents

SUPPORTING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INCARCERATED PARENTS & THEIR MINOR CHILDREN

• Making Temporary Care Arrangements for Children in Their Parent’s Temporary Absence 
• Improving the Quality of Jail Visits for Children and Their Incarcerated Parents in WA State
• Supporting Connections Between Children and Parents Through Court Advocacy

REMOVING STIGMATIZING BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL REUNIFICATION

•  Advancing the Well-Being of Children of Incarcerated Parents
• Enhancing Educational Success for Children of Parents with Criminal Convictions
• See Us, Support Us (NY, NY)

For a summary of WDA’s IPP legislative policy efforts in 2020 including additional resources, click here