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foster care  

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  • Foster care is a complex and difficult system for children of incarcerated parents. As arrest and incarceration usually occur in a swift and confusing manner, parents often have little or no opportunity to plan for the care of their children. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Foster Care]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BW4KD316-7

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