A Shared Sentence: The devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids, families and communities

More than 5 million U.S.children have had a parent in jail or prison at some point in their lives. The incarceration of a parent can have as much impact on a child’s well-being as abuse or domestic violence. But while states spend heavily on corrections, few resources exist to support those left behind. A Shared Sentence offers commonsense proposals to address the increased poverty and stress that children of incarcerated parents experience.

Publisher: Annie E. Casie Foundation

Published: 2016 (20 pages)