A new study reveals in stark numbers just how many American families have been affected by mass incarceration. Nearly half (45 percent) of adults in the U.S. ― or 113 million people nationwide ― have an immediate family member who has spent at least one night in jail or prison, according to a study released Dec. 6 by Cornell University and political advocacy group Fwd.us. And about 1 in 7 adults has a close family member ― defined as parents, children, siblings, partners or spouses — who was imprisoned for at least one year, the report found. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults, for instance, has had a parent who was incarcerated, according to the study. “He’s missed their first day of school, parent-teacher conferences, graduations, birthdays ― just those critical milestones that sometimes we take for granted.

Source: Huffington Post December 18, 2018 01:11 UTC