"Establishes a pilot project for placement of inmates close to home; provides that such project would house inmates who are parents of minor children in the correctional facility located in closest proximity to the primary place of residence of any such inmate's minor child or children....
Children of incarcerated parents are recognized as an at-risk population and parental incarceration is now included as an ACE factor, as "Adverse Childhood Experience," that can negatively affect children's development. The risks for children associated with having an incarcerated parent can be significantly mitigated by the continuing presence of the parent in the child's life, through visitation, telephone contact, and letters. The number one way to promote visiting is by reducing the distances between the incarcerated parent and their children...."
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/html/bill/S1789-2013
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