News; Incarceration of extended family members disproportionately affects Black families, UMass study finds. Published: ; Jan. 27, 2023, 12:49 p.m.

Incarceration can lead to loss of income for the affected families, and throw some further into the poverty many are already in, researchers found.

The study showed that 1 in 2 U.S. adults (approximately 113 million people) have had an immediate family member incarcerated for one or more nights in jail or prison.

Dwyer Emory interviewed 41 family members of men held in a rural New York jail for her paper published in the journal Social Problems. Her semi-structured interviews proceeded conversationally, but ...

A common, and emotionally potent, criticism of incarceration in the United States is that it harms children by taking parents and siblings—mostly fathers and brothers, since men account for more than ...

As someone impacted by paternal incarceration, I understand its devastating effects on families. For this reason, I have designed, evaluated and directed corrections-based programming for more ...

Men who experienced a family member's incarceration are 64% more likely to have diabetes in later adulthood, compared to those who were not exposed to this childhood adversity, report researchers ...

Families of incarcerated people spend hundreds to visit, communicate with and support their loved ones, particularly during the holiday season.

Nearly 6 percent of children in Maryland have a parent in prison or jail, which makes it more likely that they will struggle academically, live in poverty, and have other social or psychological ...

In a groundbreaking study, bipartisan criminal justice reform organization FWD.us and Cornell University partnered to collect much-needed information about the devastating impact of incarceration ...

Dwyer Emory interviewed 41 family members of men held in a rural New York jail for her paper published in the journal Social Problems. Her semi-structured interviews proceeded conversationally, but ...