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> Nearly one in two Americans has a family member who is either currently or formerly incarcerated. > 34% of families with a loved one in prison are sent into
by dudul 7y ago
> Nearly one in two Americans has a family member who is either currently or formerly incarcerated.
> 34% of families with a loved one in prison are sent into debt by the cost of maintaining contact.
Can you add links to the sources for these stats? They just sound unreal and I'd like to understand better how the cost of maintaining contact becomes so high.
- Zoorchingwa 7y agoHi, this is Zo (co-founder). "Nearly one in two Americans has a family member who is either currently or formerly incarcerated." Source: Cornell University & Fwd.us study https://www.fwd.us/news/groundbreaking-report-half-of-all-u-s-adults-have-immediate-family-member-currently-or-previously-incarcerated/ https://www.fwd.us/news/groundbreaking-report-half-of-all-u-... "34% of families with a loved one in prison are sent into debt by the cost of maintaining contact." Sources: https://nyti.ms/35qNlNZ; https://nyti.ms/35qNlNZ; http://whopaysreport.org/executive-summary/ http://whopaysreport.org/executive-summary/ Here are some additional sources on the exorbitant costs loved ones of the incarcerated face: NYTimes: https://nyti.ms/3aVrqzD https://nyti.ms/3aVrqzD Marshall Project: https://bit.ly/2y95Avf https://bit.ly/2y95Avf Wired: https://bit.ly/2xsGRBJ https://bit.ly/2xsGRBJ Prison Policy Initiative: https://bit.ly/3d3DtMw https://bit.ly/3d3DtMw