Paper details OUTLINE: Intro Paragraph Section 1: Immediate effects of incarceration on individuals Mental health Health Social anxiety/lack of social awareness Difficult to rehabilitate Loss of freedoms (voting rights, etc.) Immediate effects on their families Stress for the family Financial burden on mothers and female caretakers Lack of financial resources due to former incarcerated family member not being able to get a job Damage on children
Section 2: Long term effects on the community as a whole Collateral damage on children Continuing the cycle of poverty and crime The introduction to high crime rates in black communities Conclusion: Ways to heal from these effects Concluding thoughts
