The growth in the number of men and women incarcerated in the United States over the past twenty years has affected an extraordinary number of children and families. The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center has developed an action plan to raise awareness about the needs of children of incarcerated parents, and inform policies and practices to better address them. The action plan reviews both federal and state barriers to identifying and serving children of incarcerated parents, and offers policy recommendations for the U.S. Congress and the Administration to encourage policy changes that help improve the outcomes for children.