Half of all the adults in this country have an immediate family member who is currently or formerly incarcerated. That means millions of missed hugs and holidays for one in every two American families. Together, we must end this crisis.
The United States is gripped by an incarceration crisis, driven in large part by harsh sentences that land people in prison for years, decades, and, in some cases, the rest of their lives. This crisis, fueled in large part by these harsh sentences, not only affects those incarcerated, it tears families apart, destabilizes homes, and devastates and traumatizes millions of loved ones and children across the country. Half of all the adults in this country have an immediate family member who is currently or formerly incarcerated. That means millions of missed hugs and holidays for one in every two American families. Together, we must end this crisis.
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