In a previous post, I discussed a October 2023 study in the Journal of Marriage and Family further explains how judges and prosecutors, in choosing incarceration, create intergenerational harm to families and may permanently alter parent-child relationships.
Another study by Marcus Shaw finds financial strain, stigma, and housing instability can follow the children of incarcerated parents into adulthood.
Sadly, most people are unaware of the silent, intergenerational, collateral consequences of parental incarceration.
It begs the question: if Prosecutors and Judges are aware of these consequences, why are they heralded as heroes in their communities when they are actually committing unspeakable, multi-generational harm? Do they have the courage to change and help their communities?
Read the study here.
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