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... > social science subjects > sociology > gender and sexuality > gender and society > gender and crime > prison and parenting
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prison and parenting  

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  • The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that there are currently over 2 million offenders incarcerated in jails and prisons and the use of jails and prisons for punishment in the United States has been increasing over the past several decades. Additionally, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that a majority of male and female state and federal prisoners were the parents of a child under the age of 18. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Prison and Parenting]

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