incarceration

Nearly 5 million children—or 7% of kids in the U.S.—have had a parent incarcerated at some point in their life.Black children and children from…

Having a parent behind bars can be a traumatic experience for a child. Studies show parental incarceration can affect school achievement, health,…

More than 5 million kids in the U.S. have have a parent who is currently or was previously incarcerated at some point since they were born. That's about…

Holding people in jail because they are too poor to make bail is unconstitutional, the U.S. Department of Justice declared in a court filing last week.The…

Sanders. Trump. Clinton. If you consume even the least bit of news then you probably know we're in the middle of a presidential election cycle, and you…

Having a parent incarcerated is a stressful, traumatic experience of the same magnitude as abuse, domestic violence and divorce, according to a report…

Last week, President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 61 people serving time under "outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws" for drug offenses.The…

Over the weekend, The Washington Post published an analysis of every shooting death at the hands of a police officer since the start of the year. The Post…