A family visits someone who appears to be their mother in prison. They sit across from each other, speaking through the glass.

ʻE Lava Fēfē ʻe he Fānaú ʻo Tauhi ha Vā Fetuʻutaki mo ha Mātuʻa ʻOku Ngāue Pōpula?

ʻOku kehekehe ʻa e tūkunga kotoa pē, pea kuo pau ke fili ʻa e fāmili takitaha maʻanautolu pē. ʻI ha ngaahi tūkunga ʻe niʻihi ʻo e ngaohikoviá pe ngaahi hia kehé, mahalo he ʻikai taau ke tauhi ʻe ha mātuʻa ha vā fetuʻutaki mo ʻene fānaú. ʻOku totonu ke fakakaukauʻi ʻe he mātuʻá ʻi he faʻa lotu ʻa e founga lelei taha ki honau fāmilí ʻi heʻenau kumi faleʻi mei honau ngaahi kaungāmeʻa falalaʻangá, kau taki ʻo e Siasí, mo e kau ngāue palōfesinale ʻoku nau poupouʻi ʻa e fāmilí. Kapau ʻoku taʻu motuʻa feʻunga ʻa e fānaú, ʻoku totonu ke fakakau ʻenau ngaahi ongó. ʻE lava ke fakahoko ha ngaahi founga ki hono fakamālohia ha vā fetuʻutaki ʻoku maumau, ka ʻoku totonu ke fakakaukauʻi ʻa e taimi ʻo e founga takitaha. Ko e faʻa kātakí ko ha ʻulungaanga lelei ia te ne faitāpuekina ʻa e vā fetuʻutakí. Kapau ʻoku feʻunga ke tauhi mo fakaleleiʻi ʻa e vā fetuʻutakí, ʻe lava ke tokoni ʻa e kakai lalahi falalaʻangá ki he fānaú ke nau faʻu ha palani ke laka ki muʻa.

Ngaahi Maʻuʻanga Tokoni Fakakoló

• “Fathers for Life,” Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services

• “Guide for Incarcerated Parents Who Have Children in the Child Welfare System,” youth.gov

• Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration, Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop, sesamestreet.org