Miscellaneous Sites
Assisting Families of Inmates (AFOI) - http://www.afoi.org/
AFOI Transportation Program Guidelines - https://afoi.org/doc-transportation
The AFOI mission is to prevent the breakdown of relationships among inmates and their families by providing regular, meaningful visitation, support, referral and education services. Our services help families and loved ones throughout the period of incarceration and also prepare families for a successful transition when the inmate is released from prison back into our community. Assisting Families of Inmates is one of only a handful of such programs to provide these services in Virginia and across the United States
Child Welfare Information Gateway - https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/famcentered/
Parental incarceration and the disruption of family relationships can produce negative outcomes for children, including poverty, poor academic performance, aggression, depression, delinquency, and substance abuse. Incarcerated mothers and fathers are unable to work on parenting skills that may be necessary for reunification, and separation interferes with the ability of parent and child to form or maintain a strong attachment
National Institute of Corrections - http://nicic.gov/
Provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies. We also provide leadership to influence correctional policies, practices, and operations nationwide in areas of emerging interest and concern to correctional executives and practitioners as well as public policymakers
National Institute of Justice - https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/172858.pdf
Women's prison association. Supporting women offenders and their families
Prison the Hidden Sentence - https://www.facebook.com/hiddensentence/
Links and information for those who have loved ones in prison.
Prisoner Visitation & Support - http://www.prisonervisitation.org/
(PVS) is a volunteer visitation program to Federal and Military prisoners throughout the United States