Parenting Support Group inside Rockland County Jail

While some parents disconnect from their children during incarceration out of fear and self-protection, most are clearly concerned about their children and seek to influence them and be involved in decisions made about them. These parents need assistance building and maintaining strong relationships with their family members while they are incarcerated. In order to allow incarcerated parents to build the confidence and competence they need for successful parenting from jail and particularly upon release, RPCC has provided a weekly parenting education and support group for mothers which meets weekly at the Rockland County Jail since 1991. In October 2001, RPCC began a similar weekly group for fathers at Rockland County Correctional Facility. The goal of the groups is to provide men and women incarcerated in the Rockland County Correctional Facility with support, education, and information so that they may understand and fulfill the needs of their children, even while separated by time and distance.  Case management is available.