SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM
WE KNOW that the rate of incarceration in the United States is the highest among all industrialized nations. WE KNOW any person convicted of a felony will experience a lifetime of barriers to satisfying occupational performance including obstacles to education, employment, housing, and participation in the political process.
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WE KNOW that the majority of women in state prisons in the U.S. have children below the age of 18.
"Cereso", 2004. Mil Cumbres, Prison Michoacan, Mexico. © Patricia Aridjis
WE KNOW that hundreds of thousands of incarcerated people are released to their community each year and that far too many return.
SOURCE: Florida Department of Corrections, May 2001
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