

Incarceration and the Family: A Review of Research and Promising Approaches for Serving Fathers and Families. 6.1.6 Prisonization
A final set of barriers to parenting upon reentry, which has been the most widely addressed in prison parenting and family-based programs, involves the experiences of fathers in prison. The prison environment is highly structured and controlled, and gives fathers little autonomy or need to make decisions for themselves. Displays of aggression and