Intergenerational incarceration is a term used to describe when family members from more than one generation enter the justice system. For example, a father and son who both spend time in prison experience intergenerational incarceration.
Prison policies imply that parenting while incarcerated is a privilege, but kids with parents in prison are the ones paying the price.
America's prison population is aging. According to figures from the Bureau of Justice released in 2017, the U.S. is home to 200,000 incarcerated people aged 55 and older. This trend puts a financial burden on taxpayers and an emotional burden on those inside prisons
The state's prison problems have received some media attention, but Mississippi criminal justice reform is at a critical point in 2021.
A new prison every 10 days for 15 years. That number sounds impossible. But a Congressional report confirms the data.
The mortality rates in American prisons and jails is on the rise, and Oklahoma's recent numbers show how bad the problem is.