jacqui shine (@dearsplenda.bsky.social)

US families shoulder nearly $350B in annual costs tied to incarceration, report finds • Stateline U.S. families lose nearly $350 billion each year due to the incarceration of a loved one in jail or prison, according to a recent report from the criminal justice advocacy group FWD.us. The estimate includes both direct expenses and long-term losses in household income. https://stateline.org/2025/08/04/us-families-shoulder-nearly-350b-in-annual-costs-tied-to-incarceration-report-finds/