Should someone convicted of public urination be prohibited from seeing their children?
In a recent article, Alexis Karteron of Rutgers Law School argues that many states have answered this question in the affirmative. Although family separation may come up most often in the context of immigration, it also functions as a cornerstone of the U.S. criminal legal system through conditions on parolees that prevent them from seeing family members, Karteron states.
Karteron argues that when parole conditions implicate familial relationships, courts must do a better job of balancing individual and governmental interests rather than deferring to supervision authorities.