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children's visits  

Definition

  • There are currently approximately 1.9 million minor children with a parent in prison and millions more who have experienced the incarceration of a parent at some point in their lives. African American children are almost nine times more likely than white children to have a parent in prison, and Hispanic children are three times as likely. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Children's Visits]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Q7QS0KCQ-F

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