As
of 2014, 1,561,500 prisoners were held in state and federal correctional
facilities in the United States. An additional 744,600 individuals were held in
local jails. Although this was down slightly from 2013, the number of
incarcerated persons has increased dramatically over the past 40 years. In
1980, there were only 302,377 prisoners in state and federal correctional
facilities, and 163,994 in local jails.
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| Parental Incarceration |
In addition, 37.4% of all incarcerated
individuals were African-American, and 7.23% were female. It is important to
note, however, that many of these prisoners were parents. In a 2007 report
prepared for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 55% of prisoners in state
penitentiaries and 63% of prisoners in federal penitentiaries had children
under the age of 18. Given this large population of children who have
incarcerated parents, it would be worthwhile to determine if the parents’
criminal backgrounds have any effects on the likelihood that their adult
children will also be involved in criminal activity. Read More>>>>>>>>
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