From Vice:
The University of California, Irvine's Kristin Turney published findings in 2014 that children with an incarcerated parent experienced depression at rates more than three times higher than children without an incarcerated parent, as well as significantly higher rates of anxiety, attention deficit disorder, behavior problems, speech problems, asthma, obesity, epilepsy, and other conditions.
 
For the full story, please visit http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/how-a-group-of-female-inmates-fought-for-the-right-to-live-with-their-children.

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