Incarcerated Fathers Library

Resources for Fathers Behind Bars and Those Working with Them

Please note that these PDFs are in the process of being updated and do not yet reflect our updated contact information, which is as follows:

The National Resource Center on Children & Families of the Incarcerated (NRCCFI)
at Family and Corrections Network (FCN)
93 Old York Road
Suite 1 #510
Jenkintown, PA 19046

215-576-1110 (Phone)
215-576-1815 (Fax)

General contact: fcn@fcnetwork.org

Pamphlets
#1 – A Fathers Story by Michael Carlin PDF
#2 – Almost 1.5 Million Children – U.S. Department of Justice Report PDF
#3 – Child Support Enforcement PDF
#4 – Long Distance Dads by Randell D. Turner PDF
#5 – National Resources
#6 – Preparing a Child for a Prison Visit: Assisting Families of Inmates, Inc. PDF
#7 – Prisoner Child Support – Broke But Not Deadbeat by Dana Reichert PDF
#8 – Statewide Fatherhood Programs PDF
#9 – Telling the children by Lloyd Withers PDF
#10 – Tips from a Father in Prison by Michael Carlin PDF
Additional Materials on Incarcerated Fathers

Bringing Family Literacy to Incarcerated Settings: An Instructional Guide
Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal Records (Executive Summary)
Constructing and Coping With Incarceration and Re-Entry: Perspectives From the Field.  Summary of Roundtable at NCOFF, November 2001.
FCN REPORT #20 – Fatherhood
How to Explain Jail and Prison to Children – Oregon DOC Booklet
Incarcerated Parents Materials at Center for Policy Research
Teaching Parenting Skills To Incarcerated Fathers

How to order printed copies of The Incarcerated Fathers Library

A printed set of the full Library (ten pamphlets) can be ordered for $15.00, plus shipping.