There are many events in people’s lives that can suddenly change the course of their future. Being incarcerated, or having a history of incarceration, is one significant event that research shows can mark a person’s life adversely. Black Americans, in particular, are starkly overrepresented among the numbers of persons filling the nation’s prisons in a … Continue reading The never-ending cycle: Incarceration, credit scores, and wealth accumulation in the United States