Researchers to study incarcerated fathers

RESEARCHERS are going behind bars to examine the role and value of fathers from the confines of a prison cell.

A major study underway at Waterford Institute of Technology explores the barriers and supports within the prison system that affect men’s ability to be fathers. It will also examine what impact, if any, being a father actually has on their lives.

As part of the study, coordinator of the Centre for Social and Family Research at WIT, Fergus Hogan, will give a lecture in Mountjoy Prison, on September 8 entitled ‘Fathering from Prison’.