suffer socially, emotionally, and economically as a result of parental incarceration.
“There is no single story of a child whose parent is incarcerated; each story is unique and experiences are varied. What is shared among these children is the heavy burden of societal stigma and judgment, and lack the support and empathy that children experiencing other types of loss receive. ”
In New York alone, there are 105,000 children impacted by parental incarceration.
They are facing uncertainty and trauma from changing living arrangements or being separated from their siblings.
$88,000
New York spends $88,000 a year to incarcerate a juvenile.
$6,000
CPNYC spends only $6,000 a year to provide preventive and support service.
1500
CPNYC has served over 1500 young people from 26 area schools throughout Brooklyn.
Facing Uncertainty
Children impacted by parental incarceration often face uncertainty and trauma from changing living arrangements, including moving from one caregiver to the next or being separated from their siblings. Beyond these stressors, children with an incarcerated loved one may struggle with the stigma and shame of having a parent in prison.
Approximately 10 million children have experienced parental incarceration at some point in their lives.
1 in 9
Are Black Children
(11.4%)
1 in 28
Are Latino Children
(3.5%)
1 in 57
Are White Children
(1.8%)
Black children are 7.5 times more likely than white children to have a parent in prison.
Latino children are more than 2.5 times more likely than white children to have a parent in prison.
1.2 Million Prisoners
More than half of the incarcerated population in the USA (2.3 million) are parents of children under the age of 18. Half of these children are under the age of 10. Two-thirds of incarcerated parents are serving time for a non-violent crime.
The direct cost of this imprisonment boom in dollars has been staggering: state correctional costs quadrupled over the past two decades and now top $50 billion a year, consuming 1 in every 15 general fund dollars.
“One in four children living with a grandmother lives in poverty, and a third do not have health insurance, while two-thirds of caregivers of children with incarcerated mothers reported not having the financial support needed to meet the necessary expenses for the child.”
“88% of incarcerated fathers rely on the mother of the children to provide daily care and 37% of incarcerated mothers rely on the father to provide primary care, 45% rely on the children’s grandparents, 23% rely on other friends and relatives, and 11% rely on foster care. ”
“The direct cost of this imprisonment boom, in dollars, has been staggering: state correctional costs quadrupled over the past two decades and now top $50 billion a year, consuming 1 in every 15 general fund dollars.”
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