Gracious Promise Foundation

The Council of State Governments just released an interesting publication that recommends significant changes in policy that affect children of prisoners, such as taking a child’s location into account when sentencing a parent and other measures that promote visitation.

“When parents are incarcerated, the impact on their children can be devastating,” said advisory board co-chair and Michigan State Senator Alan Cropsey. “There is so much we can do—from arrest to reentry—that can reduce the trauma for children and help ensure that their needs, and those of their caregivers, are being met. At last, that information is captured in this plan.”

We believe strongly that policy changes are needed to reduce the negative impact that crime has on these children. We have participated with the CSG and have been featured in their publications in the past.

The press release is available for download here (PDF document) and the full document here (also a PDF document).

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We are so proud of Raechelle! Her story was picked up by the AP Newswire and featured all across the world by major newspapers and sites like CNN. Thanks to Fosters.com for continuing to host this story.

“That’s when she heard about a private program that would take care of a prisoner’s newborn until the mom was released. The baby would be brought back to the prison every day in those first few weeks so mom and baby could bond. And when mom got out, the program would give the baby back and help mom get started on a better life.

It was already July, and Romero was due to deliver in September. There would be significant hurdles until then, Romero told herself, but certainly none of them insurmountable.

She had to believe.”

Read More – From jail to a job: One mother’s quest to keep her baby

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