We at POPS the Club are working hard to make sure that the millions of young people affected by the sorrow, shame and stigma attached to the incarceration of a loved one are not forgotten. We are pleased that our nation is beginning to take note of the true costs of mass incarceration. On this page we share with you some of the stories in the news about the impact POPS the Club is making in those young peoples’ lives.
We also share some articles and stories we think are of utmost importance.
LA Weekly Transforming Lives
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/a-lit-club-at-venice-high-school-is-transforming-students-harmed-by-mass-incarceration-6847798
10 Best Places to Volunteer When It’s Not the Holidays
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/10-best-places-to-volunteer-in-la-when-it-isnt-the-holidays-6916009
Parents Incarceration Takes a Toll on Children, Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/02/25/parents-incarceration-takes-toll-on-children-studies.html
California Educator
http://educator.cta.org/i/417576-november-2014/49
The Fresno Alliance
http://fresnoalliance.com/wordpress/pops-the-club-pain-of-the-prison-system-the-prison-press-december-2013/
Press Play on NPR Radio
http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/families-of-prisoners-reality-tv-culture-and-water-rules
Other News on the Families of the Incarcerated
The Prison Policy Initiative
http://www.prisonpolicy.org/
A Shared Sentence
http://www.aecf.org/resources/a-shared-sentence/
Parents Incarceration Hurts Children and Families
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/parents-incarceration-hurts-children-families-report-by-casey-foundation-finds/2016/04/25/159b14d2-0af8-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html