CPR has done trail-breaking work on incarcerated, paroled and
released parents and has highlighted the child support issues that these parents
face. In demonstration and research projects in Colorado, Massachusetts,
Illinois and Texas, CPR has helped to design and evaluate programs to reduce
child support debts accumulated during incarceration, promote employment upon
release, adjust child support obligations to match earnings, and explore the
feasibility of family reintegration. CPR helped to develop and print a Handbook
for Incarcerated Parents that reviews child support and custody issues that
parents face and provides practical advice. CPR has assessed the impact of
reentry programs that offer paroled and released parents assistance with
employment, child support and parenting on their earnings, child support
payments and recidivism rates. With the support of the Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation, CPR is attempting to publicize the problem of incarceration and
child support and work with states to develop more responsive policies and
procedures.
