'Play in Prisons', led by the Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact), and funded by the Big Lottery, will involve family days at prisons, with football games, storytelling and the chance for families to eat meals together.
The scheme, running in three Devon prisons, is intended to make visiting prison less confusing for children and keep their fathers from re-offending.
An estimated 160,000 children a year visit a parent in prison.
Pact director Andy Keen-Downs said, 'We know that strong family ties reduce the risk of crime. While it's not always healthy for all children to visit their parents in prison, in the majority of cases, when fathers or mothers inside have positive family visits, and focus on their parenting, it is good for their children, and it helps keep families together. We know from research and our work that if prisoners go back to their families after their release, they are much less likely to commit more crime.'
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