Her kids are counting the days. 🗓️ 1.9 million children in the United States have a parent who is currently incarcerated. They're in classrooms right now: distracted, disrupted, waiting. Research shows they face elevated risk of school instability, mental health challenges, and eventually, their own involvement in the justice system. The cycle isn't a metaphor. It's math. But here's what the science of desistance tells us, for many women, their children aren't just a consequence of incarceration. They're the reason she decides to never go back. Researchers call it a "hook for change." The moment she decides the old life is over isn't about punishment. It's about her kids. So what happens when she comes home with nowhere to live, no job lined up, and no support for the trauma she's carrying? The hook doesn't hold. 💔 And what happens when she comes home with housing, a career path, and people walking alongside her? The cycle breaks not just for her, but for the children waiting, t...