CIC examines issues related to parental incarceration, with a special focus on prison nurseries and alternatives to incarceration. We’ve also published special reports on pregnancy in prison and the pretrial period. This research educates the public and informs our advocacy for evidence-based policies, laws, and programs that protect the rights and promote the best interests of children with an incarcerated caregiver. CIC provides research opportunities to masters and law students to produce these reports.
Explore our reports, podcasts, articles, newsletters, and other publications below:
Alternatives
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Alabama Dallas County Family Preservation Program 2025
The Dallas County Family Preservation Program, launched in 2023 in Selma, Alabama, is a diversion program tailored specifically to parents that aims to provide a strategic, family-centered alternative to incarceration. This report by CIC student researcher Kinsey Button explores the program’s background and development, structure, and outcomes.
Dallas-County-Family-Preservation-Program-2025.pdf
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