➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Black children really suffer when a parent is in prison. And too many parents are. (Opinion)
Fusion – December 15, 2016
On Thursday, The Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC, released a report on the effects of incarcerated parents on black children-and, surprise, it’s pretty horrible.
Report: Mass incarceration and children’s outcomes: http://www.epi.org/publication/mass-incarceration-and-childrens-outcomes/
Information Gateway resource: Supporting Children and Families of Prisoners: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/supporting/support-services/prisoners/
http://fusion.net/story/375997/black-children-parents-prison-economic-policy-institute-study/