The effects of incarceration can have negative effects on the entire family as well as marital relationship. The problems caused by incarceration are often insidious and difficult to resolve. A marital enrichment intervention, the Relationship Enhancement(r) (RE) Program, had positive outcome on married couples in which the husband was incarcerated. The implementation of the RE Program is discussed and the reactions of the prisoners and their wives at a federal prison camp are given.
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