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Author:

Sankofa, Jasmine, author.

Title:

"You miss so much when you're gone" : the lasting harm of jailing mothers before trial in Oklahoma / Jasmine Sankofa.

Publisher:

Human Rights Watch,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

i, 121 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cm

Subject:

Women prisoners--Family relationships--Oklahoma.
Female offenders--Family relationships--Oklahoma.
Children of women prisoners--Oklahoma.
Jails--Oklahoma.
Pre-trial procedure--Oklahoma.
Children of women prisoners.
Jails.
Pre-trial procedure.
Women prisoners--Family relationships.
Oklahoma.

Other Authors:

Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body.
American Civil Liberties Union, issuing body.

Notes:

"September 2018"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by jasmine Sankofa"--Page 101. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

This joint report by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union documents the harms suffered by women who have minor children and who are entering or leaving pretrial detention in Oklahoma jails. A study conducted by the US Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that a majority of incarcerated mothers were the sole or primary caretaker of minor children prior to their incarceration, which means that their children can end up either with other relatives or in foster care. Jailed mothers often feel acute pressure to plead guilty so that they can return home to their children, and upon release may have difficulty regaining child custody. Human Rights Watch and the ACLU urge Oklahoma and other states to consider alternatives that would facilitate involvement of incarcerated parents in their children's lives.

ISBN:

1623136628
9781623136628

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1056208123

LCCN:

2018418320

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)