Girl, age 13, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. Artwork thanks to SHINE for Kids
This article appears in The Incarceration Issue , a special edition of VICE Australia.
In Australia, an estimated 50 percent of incarcerated individuals are mothers or fathers. On rare occasions, women can raise a child in prison until they reach school age. Then they’re handed over to guardians on the outside.
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On the bright side, kids can generally see their parents in prison a few times a week, for a couple of hours at a time. This art was facilitated by SHINE for Kids, a charity that organises these visits and offers art and craft programs as a way for kids and parents to interact somewhat normally under what can be very bleak circumstances.
Donations to SHINE for Kids can be made here
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