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The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with more than 2 million people currently behind bars. How this affects their families is the subject of a new UC Irvine study, which found significant health and behavioral problems in children of incarcerated parents. The most striking finding is that in some cases parental incarceration can be more detrimental to a child’s well-being than divorce or the death of a parent.

Married, two-parent households not always best for children, UCI researcher concludes.

UCI study finds incarceration more detrimental than divorce or death of mother, father

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New UCI study finds minority dropout rates decrease when more fathers are incarcerated.