Gov’t Really Good at Putting People In Prison, Ignoring Their Kids

Sesame Street has launched a project to support kids with an incarcerated parent. Why is this needed perhaps you are wondering. Well: There are 2.7 million kids in the U.S. with at least one parent in prison. Great job, America. Really excellent job.

Graydon Gordian talked to Carol F. Burton of Centerforce, an org that helps families impacted by incarceration, about why this new initiative is so important. (“Some [kids] are doing pretty well. Others are faring poorly. We don’t even know what’s happening with a significant group of them. They fall under the responsibility of no public institution — none that provide support or care as we remove their parents from their home.”)

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