One in three black men can expect to go to prison in their lifetime. What about the children of these incarcerated parents? It’s a topic today’s guest writers explore. A research professor at Morehouse College School of Medicine calls the incarceration of men, notably black ones, a national issue. Executives at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta write about a program at their organization that’s designed to nurture children with fathers behind bars.
Guest columnists
Fragile children of jailed parents by Dr. Henrie Treadwell, research professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Mentor children of jailed parents by Janice McKenzie-Crayton, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta and Chris Harrison, the organization's manager of research and evaluation.
