Journal Article Parents in Prison: New Directions for Social Services Get access Creasie Finney Hairston, Creasie Finney Hairston Creasie Finney Hairston, Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Dean, School of Social Work, Indiana University, Education/Social Work Building 4135, 902 West New York Street, PO Box 647, Indianapolis, IN 46223. She has been a Parents in Prison volunteer consultant since 1982 and is currently Vice Chairperson of the Parents in Prison Board of Directors. Patricia W. Lockett, MSW, is Assistant Professor, Social Work Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. She has provided leadership for the development of the Parents in Prison Program model since the program's inception. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Patricia W. Lockett Patricia W. Lockett Creasie Finney Hairston, Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Dean, School of Social Work, Indiana University, Education/Social Work Building 4135, 902 West New York Street, PO Box 647, Indianapolis, IN 46223. She has been a Parents in Prison volunteer consultant since 1982 and is currently Vice Chairperson of the Parents in Prison Board of Directors. Patricia W. Lockett, MSW, is Assistant Professor, Social Work Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky. She has provided leadership for the development of the Parents in Prison Program model since the program's inception. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 32, Issue 2, March-April 1987, Pages 162–164, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/32.2.162 Published: 01 March 1987 Article history Accepted: 30 January 1985 Published: 01 March 1987