All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated
Bill O’Brien, Reference Librarian, Zauel Library
All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated,
by Nell Bernstein, reviewed by Bill O'Brien
New Press, 2005, 25.95, 288 pages
2.4 million children in the United States have a parent in prison. Journalist Bernstein gives us a glimpse of the lives of some of these children who are often the overlooked victims. Startling examples are provided including police raids that leave small kids often living on their own for periods of time when their parent is hauled off to jail. Police under pressure to enfore laws and make arrests are shown to be often unwilling to play the role of social worker too so the needs of the children are secondary. The trauma of prison visits, a young boy telling the jailhouse Santa that all he wants for Christmas is for his mother to come home. An interesting look into the lives of these families.
All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated,
by Nell Bernstein, reviewed by Bill O'Brien
New Press, 2005, 25.95, 288 pages
2.4 million children in the United States have a parent in prison. Journalist Bernstein gives us a glimpse of the lives of some of these children who are often the overlooked victims. Startling examples are provided including police raids that leave small kids often living on their own for periods of time when their parent is hauled off to jail. Police under pressure to enfore laws and make arrests are shown to be often unwilling to play the role of social worker too so the needs of the children are secondary. The trauma of prison visits, a young boy telling the jailhouse Santa that all he wants for Christmas is for his mother to come home. An interesting look into the lives of these families.
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