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When punishment extends beyond the person who committed the crime

My husband was deported after serving his sentence and now I am raising our kids alone while everyone tells me he got what he deserved.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The carceral state fractures families while society demands gratitude for its cruelty.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mass incarceration — causes and critique?”

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