Children with a parent in prison are some of the most overlooked and isolated in the UK and have disrupted childhoods that can ruin their life chances.
It is estimated that there are almost three times as many children with a parent in prison in England and Wales as there are in care – an estimated 200,000 children.
These children often face isolation, stigma, poverty and family breakdown – disruption which can contribute to a 65% likelihood of offending themselves.
SOURCE: Barnardo's
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