Fatherhood and Incarceration: Primary Results on Parenthood and Imprisonment

For none of the prison administrations European Union, the relationship between parents and children prisoners is a priority. Yet all fit this theme in their work agendas. All argue that the issue of childhood needs to be addressed. And that's good, is progress. But between making this issue a subject of reflection, and make it a priority in the choice of prison policy, there is a big difference. Our contribution is focused on the role and the relationship between fatherhood and prison, treated from the perspective of fathers and sons detained outside the penal institutions, live all the contradictions of a parenting recluse