As the number of incarcerated women in the United States continues to grow, so does the number of children in homes broken by a racialized criminal justice system. At the moment, there are 2.7 million children in America with a parent behind bars. #BreakingTheSilenceLA
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Having a parent behind bars affects a child’s school attendance rates, which further increases the possibility that they will be funneled into the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Girls of color, particularly Black girls, are subject to discipline that is harsher and more frequent than that of their white peers; Black girls are six times more likely to be suspended than their white counterparts.
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Connections between incarceration, poverty, and transgenerational achievement gaps are stark. Case in point, a high rate of youth in the juvenile system have spent time in the welfare system — up to 70% in some areas of the country.
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These facts point us toward a story stitched into the fibers of America: a story of white supremacy, patriarchy, and class hierarchy. In a phrase, these facts point us toward a story of intersectional oppression.
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These facts, however, can occasionally serve to muffle the human catastrophe at their root. At
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