Want to Be Pro-Family? Oppose Mass Incarceration.

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More than five million children in the U.S. have or have had a parent imprisoned. And the consequences can be devastating.

According to “A Shared Sentence,” a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Having a parent incarcerated is a stressful, traumatic experience of the same magnitude as abuse, domestic violence, and divorce.”

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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