Can you add links to the sources for these stats? They just sound unreal and I'd like to understand better how the cost of maintaining contact becomes so high.
"Nearly one in two Americans has a family member who is either currently or formerly incarcerated."
Source: Cornell University & Fwd.us study
https://www.fwd.us/news/groundbreaking-report-half-of-all-u-...
"34% of families with a loved one in prison are sent into debt by the cost of maintaining contact."
Sources: https://nyti.ms/35qNlNZ; http://whopaysreport.org/executive-summary/
Here are some additional sources on the exorbitant costs loved ones of the incarcerated face:
NYTimes: https://nyti.ms/3aVrqzD
Marshall Project: https://bit.ly/2y95Avf
Wired: https://bit.ly/2xsGRBJ
Prison Policy Initiative: https://bit.ly/3d3DtMw