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Posted on November 30, 2010

New NY Law Supports Incarcerated Parents and Children

The average prison sentence for a woman in New York is 36 months. Prior to June’s passing of the Adoption and Safe Families Act Expanded Discretion Bill a mother or father automatically lost their parental rights after 15 months of continuous incarceration. Now, that isn’t necessarily the case. Continue reading “New NY Law Supports Incarcerated Parents and Children”

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