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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

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. #BreakingTheSilenceLA

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. #BreakingTheSilenceLA