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Focusing on family finances reveals actual cost of incarceration

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: An estimate of incarceration's financial burden reveals that families contribute 6% of household income for an incarcerated family member's food, calls, and direct support.

Source: Science Advances

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aec7420

Author: Karin Martin

Institution: University of Washington

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,500

OpenAlex ID: W4415935266

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