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Female Incarceration Research Paper

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According to statistics on incarceration and families, more than 8.3 million children have one or both parents who are in jail, prison, on parole or probation. Additionally, 62% of women in state prisons and 84% in federal prison are mothers. Not only are these women affected by their incarceration but also their families. These women enter the prison system with disorders such as trauma, substance abuse, and poverty etc. The NIC reported that many of these women suffer from Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although these women try their best to maintain relationships with their children often it does not save them from a stressful life. These children become victims of the lifestyle their forced into. They show signs of depression, anxiety,

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