It is undeniable that mass
incarceration devastates families, and disproportionately affects those which
are poor and non-white. When examining
the crimes that bring individuals into the prison system, it is clear that
there is often a pre-existing pattern of hardship, addiction, or mental illness
in offenders’ lives. The children of the
incarcerated are then victimized by the removal of those who care for them and
a system which plants more obstacles than imaginable on the path to responsible
rehabilitation.
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| Posted by Rory J. Fleming on Fri. February 14, 2014 2:33 PM
Categories: Captive Audience: Incarceration and the Family