Converging streams of opportunity for prison nursery programs in the United States

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 271-295

  Goshin, Lorie Smith ^a   Byrne, Mary Woods ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Children of prisoners; Criminal justice policy; Female inmates; Incarcerated mothers; Infants; Parenting; Prison nursery

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549086631     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10509670902848972     Document Type: Article

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