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‘America’s prison population – by the numbers’.. 

26/5/2015 By Leave a Comment

Quinn Norton’s ‘long form data journalism’ piece on the American prison system paints a bleak picture of a nation that feasts on its poorest and most vulnerable – with a boundless venomous cruelty.

It isn’t just the prisoner who serves time. Families and communities suffer along with them. Right now 2.3 million children have a parent taken out of their lives by the prison system. These kids deal with life disruptions – changing homes and schools. Their problems can be compounded by a ‘Conspiracy of Silence’ between schools – churches – and neighborhoods.

Children are often lied to about what’s going on – sometimes denied visitation – and live with shame about their imprisoned family member. They learn to lie about what’s happening to them. They often withdraw from life – and drop out of school. A child with a dad in prison has no better than a 15% chance to graduate from college – with a mom imprisoned a 2% chance. Many of these children experience the symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) – but there is no organized outreach to take care of them.

In many places the average women’s sentenced time of 18 months is enough separation time to terminate parental rights – and lacking in community support – some of these mothers will never be reunited with their children.

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Source: America’s prison population, by the numbers – Boing Boing

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