Stories by Nell Bernstein

Excerpt: All Alone in the World

With their parents arrested, these children were left to fend for themselves.
Posted on Nov 15, 2005, Source: AlterNet

The Drug War's Littlest Victims

Measures to put drug abusers in rehab instead of jail could rescue their kids from the cycle of addiction, foster care and crime.
Posted on Nov 4, 2002, Source: Salon

Punishment for the Whole Family

California prison officials want to prohibit parents convicted of drug offenses from touching their children -- even infants and toddlers -- for one year.
Posted on May 8, 2002, Source: Salon