Children seeing their parents incarcerated for their addiction issues does no good for the mental health of the child. This is a big issue in areas of lower socioeconomic status. The U.S. should be trying to get these people to help like they do in upper socio-economic areas. The punishment for addiction that many times people can’t help increases anxiety and depression among children. There is a change needed. Read more on this by clicking the link below.

www.health.harvard.edu/blog/poverty-homelessness-and-social-stigma-make-addiction-more-deadly-202109282602