Same. And adoption doesn't mean being cut off from their biological parents or their families. It will, however, give the kids some (almost certainly) much-needed security.
(As a side note, most of the time, court records are public documents, sometimes available right on the county web site. I'm assuming they know the parents' names, which is really all you need. Or, for that matter, it would probably cost like $100 to have a PI look stuff up in their databases. Now, whether or not this is a good idea is a matter for debate, but the reason a given person went to prison is not really privileged information.)
Re: for once no one is the asshole!
(As a side note, most of the time, court records are public documents, sometimes available right on the county web site. I'm assuming they know the parents' names, which is really all you need. Or, for that matter, it would probably cost like $100 to have a PI look stuff up in their databases. Now, whether or not this is a good idea is a matter for debate, but the reason a given person went to prison is not really privileged information.)