Collective Mentoring Program

the facts

• In 2007, 1.7 million children under age 18 had a parent in state or federal prison (2.3% of the entire U.S. child population).
• Over 50% of the children of incarcerated parents have school problems, such as poor grades or instances of aggression.
• More than half of parents in state prison provided primary financial support to their minor children before imprisonment.
• Over 26,000 children in San Diego County have at least one parent incarcerated.
• A child who has had a parent incarcerated is up to seven times more likely to become involved in the criminal justice system.
• It costs California an average of $48,214 a year to incarcerate an inmate in state prison.