All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated
Publisher
The New Press
Publication Year
2005
ISBN
9781595581853
Pages
303 pages
Genre
nonfiction
Format
novel
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
In this "moving condemnation of the U.S. penal system and its effect on families" (Parents’ Press), award-winning journalist Nell Bernstein takes an intimate look at parents and children—over two million of them—torn apart by our current incarceration policy. Described as "meticulously reported and sensitively written" by Salon, the book is "brimming with compelling case studies...and recommendations for change" (Orlando Sentinel); Our Weekly Los Angelescalls it "a must-read for lawmakers as well as for lawbreakers."
Grade Level
9-12; Adult
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Incarceration; parents in prison; mother in prison; father in prison
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
Keywords
drug use/abuse; traumatized children; sad stories; real people; true stories; incarceration system; social workers; statistics
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bernstein, Nell, "All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated" (2005). Diverse Families. 1551.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1551