Why Children With Parents in Prison Are Especially Burdened [NationalJournal.com]

Samantha Sangenito 12/15/154:00 AM

While mass incarceration in America came to dominate the domestic political and policy debate this year, the impact of imprisoned parents on children has largely remained a side issue.

Two new reports make a strong case for centering children and families more squarely in the foreground of discussions on criminal justice—and within evolving legislative and policy changes affecting incarceration.

“Discussions of U.S. corrections policy do not often consider children,” write P. Mae Cooper and David Murphey, researchers at Child Trends and authors of a comprehensive study on youth and children of imprisoned adults.

[For more of this story, written by Amy Alexander, go to http://www.nationaljournal.com...-especially-burdened]

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