COIPI envisions the children of incarcerated parents reaching their highest level of development, free from the burden of parental absence.
Children Of Imprisoned Parents International

Resources & Outreach

  • What Goes on Inside Vakilabad Prison’s Nursery Ward in Mashhad?
    Hamed Farmand – This report assesses the situation of children and their mothers in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad. Pregnant women, children, and their mothers are held in Ward Four of Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad, a place once known as Ershad Two. This article was published on Radoo Zamaneh website in English on April 5, 2024 In this…
  • Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz: The Tragic Situation of Children in the Women’s Ward
    This report is translated by and published in Radio Zamaneh website on March 13, 2024: https://en.radiozamaneh.com/36203/ Hamed Farmand – Sepidar Prison in Ahwaz is not only one of Iran’s substandard prisons where the rights of prisoners are not observed, but in the women’s ward, children of incarcerated mothers are also present. These children grow up…
  • Children and Mothers Imprisoned in the “Qarchak Hell”
    Hamed Farmand, Children’s Rights Activist and president of Children of Imprisoned Parents International Children, along with their mothers, are kept in inadequate conditions in Qarchak prison, lacking welfare facilities for children. The harsh and unhealthy environment of this prison exposes them to additional challenges. The text discusses changes in Iran’s penal system during the second…
  • In Urmia Women’s Prison: Violence against children, a credibility issue for authorities
    Hamed Farmand, Children’s Rights Activist and president of Children of Imprisoned Parents International In the Women’s ward of Urmia Prison, not only do children witness violence and heated arguments among adults, but sometimes they themselves become the target of violence. Many adult prisoners cannot tolerate the noise and commotion created by children. Additionally, adults struggling…
  • Amazing Experience With Children of Incarcerated Parents in Keezletown, VA
    From June 26 to July 1, 2016, around 60 boys and girls of incarcerated parents, ages 7 to 12, gathered together at Camp Overlook in Keezletown, Virginia, to attend the All God’s Children Camp at the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church.  This is a program created to support the children of incarcerated parents through…