Haskins states that for imprisoned parents, the largest punishment is directed at the student and not the parents. The incarceration carries separation from parents and children which create an emotion strain on the child. This emotional strain does not allow the child to focus in school and causes negative reactions on student behavior and social skills. The article provides information to show that millions of parents are under some form of correctional supervision, with the bulk of incarcerated parents being in federal, state, or local jails children carry environmental barriers. Haskins goes on to describe the short term and long term effects of incarcerated parent. Some of these effects included trust issues and ideas of this happening
