1 in 14 Children have parent in prison

1 in 14 US children have parent in prison

 The report, released by the organization Child Trends, found more than 5 million U.S. children have a parent in prison or jail. According to them, that breaks down to one in 14 children with at least one parent behind bars. The rate is even higher for poor children and African Americans. Child Trends found one in nine black kids have a parent in jail, and poor kids are three times more likely to have a parent behind bars. Those children, according to the report, suffer low self esteem and poor mental and physical health.