“Incarceration does have generational consequences. Part of what parents give to their children are wealth-building opportunities.”
Allison V. Smith For KERA
Before prison, Marc Wilson was set up to pass on wealth-building opportunities to his children and grandchildren, like a house and tuition help.
From KERA:
When people go to prison, income dries up and earning potential rockets backward.
And when you mix incarceration with America’s legacy of systemic racism, an ex-offender’s ability to hand off wealth to the next generation is an even heavier struggle.
The One Crisis Away project’s Price of Prison series examines how time behind bars erodes wealth — for offenders, for families and for generations. Explore more stories in the series.
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