
How do you explain incarceration to a child?
Crime affects many people. The oft-forgotten victims are the children of the incarcerated.
In this month's issue, Smithsonian Magazine focuses on the millions of American children who struggle every day with the effects of incarceration.

Prison Fellowship Vice President for Advocacy and Public Policy Craig DeRoche
In the past, Sessions expressed skepticism of justice reform. He opposed bipartisan support for expanding rehabilitative programs in federal prison.

Did you know that when 17-year-olds are arrested in Texas, they are prosecuted and sentenced as adults?
Did you know law enforcement is not required to notify parents of these arrests?


Crime and incarceration rates are down in the United States.
According to the Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics, the national violent and property crime rate has declined by 14.6 percent in the last five years. During that same time, the U.S.
