However, a national program called Mothers/Men Inside Loving Kids (MILK) was developed as an outgrowth of a Virginia program, which, linked to Parents Anonymous, offered a holistic program of parenting courses, inmate support groups, separate visitation rights for mothers and children, and comprehensive guardian programs to meet the needs of children whose parents were incarcerated. This manual, targeted at community-based organizations and correctional staff, reviews the organization's early history, and discusses components of the American correctional system including jails, departments of corrections, parole boards, and other actors. The six main features of the MILK program include independence, nature of the MILK process, inmates' needs, use of volunteers, resources, and accountability. The manual describes approaches correctional officials and community organizations should take in working with each other, steps to start a MILK program, the parent/child visit, and support groups.