According to the latest statistics provided by Rutgers University:
More than 2.7 million children in the U.S. have an incarcerated parent. That is 1 in 28 children.
Approximately 10 million children have experienced parental incarceration at some point in their lives.
Approximately half of children with incarcerated parents are under ten years old.
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