Marie Hutton is lecturer in law at the University of Sussex, UK. Driven by her own experiences of familial imprisonment, Marie's research focusses on the lived experience of family contact in prisons and human rights from a socio-legal perspective.

Dominique Moran is Reader in Carceral Geography at the University of Birmingham. Her work is transdisciplinary, informed by and extending theoretical developments in geography, criminology and prison sociology, but also interfacing with contemporary debates over hyper-incarceration, recidivism and the advance of the punitive state. She has completed an interdisciplinary ESRC research project looking into women's experience of imprisonment in contemporary Ru`ssia.

First handbook of its kind to address the need for a 'core text' addressing the main empirical and theoretical considerations for prisoners' families

A multi-disciplinary but accessible nature making it of use to any number of courses taught across disciplines

Makes a significant contribution to knowledge about who prisoners' families are and what this status means in practice

1. Introduction.- 2. Prisoners' Families Research : Developments, Debates And Directions.- 3. Inmate Social Ties, Recidivism, And Continuing Questions About Prison Visitation.-4. Who Are Prisoners' Family Members?: Towards An Holistic And Intersectional Framework.- 5. A Holistic Approach To Prisoners' Families - From Arrest To Release.- 6. Opportunities And Challenges For Work On Behalf Of Families Affected By Imprisonment; The Experience Of Families Outside.- 7. Experiences Of Male Partners Of Women Prisoners In Israel.- 8. The Traumatic Bereavement Of Children Experiencing The Loss Of A Loved One To Death Row.- 9. Relatives Of Registered Sex Offenders: Considering The Costs Of Providing Family Support.- 10. Partners Of Incarcerated Men: Questioning Caring Stereotypes.- 11. A Comparison OfThe Position Of Grandmother Carers For Children With Parents In Prison In The United Kingdom, Trinidad And Tobago, Romania And Uganda.- 11. Families' Experiences In A Prison Visitors' Centre.- 12. Prison Visitation As Accessible Engagement: Encounters, Bystanders, Performance And Inattention.- 13. Acorn House Revisited: 'Think Family, Up And Down And Side To Side'.- 14. Ben Raikes And Kelly Lockwood.- 15. The Rights Of Children With An Imprisoned Parent In The Republic Of Ireland.- 16. Hearing Children's Voices In Studies Of Familial Incarceration: Experiences From A Canadian Study.- 17. A Labour Of Love: The Experiences Of Parents Of Prisoners And Their Role As Human Rights Protectors.-18. Reflecting On The Value(S) Of Family Interventions For People Subject To Punishment In The Community.-19. Mothering Under Community Criminal Justice Supervision In The United States.- 20. Intergeneration Transmission Of Criminal Behaviour.- 21. Intergenerational Social Exclusion In Prisoners' Families.- 22. School Experiences Of Children Of Prisoners: Strengthening Support In Schools In England And Wales.