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The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Community Social Fabric

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In the United States, incarceration rates quintupled between 1970 and 2008, and this imprisonment is highly concentrated in poor, minority neighborhoods—many of which have lost more than 10% of their adult male population to prison.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a neighborhood where one in ten men disappears—taken away to prison for years. What happens to the trust, cooperation, and safety of the community left behind?