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Maintaining Family Engagement Improves Offenders’ Chances of Success

Research shows it’s important for offenders to maintain family connections while in prison and that doing so reduces recidivism. Most offenders in prison have children and three-quarters of women in prison are mothers, research indicates. Children of incarcerated parents are more at risk of poor school performance, drug use and mental health problems. It is hoped that staying engaged with an incarcerated parent reduces that risk. The Washington State Department of Corrections works to help offenders maintain family ties through visitation, extended family visits, family councils and a variety of other family centered programs and services. Find out more about DOC’s programs by watching this video, and by visiting our Family Support Programs page: http://www.doc.wa.gov/family/familysu...