In this Review, we assess how mass incarceration, a monumental American policy experiment, has affected families over the past five decades. We reach four conclusions. First, family member incarceration is now common for American families. Second, individuals who will eventually have a family member incarcerated are worse off than those who never will, even before the incarceration takes place. Third, family member incarceration has negative effects on families above and beyond these preexisting disadvantages. And finally, policy interventions that address the precursors to family member incarceration and seek to minimize family member incarceration would best enhance family well-being. If the goal is to help all American families thrive, then the importance of simultaneous changes in social and criminal justice policy cannot be overstated.

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评估大规模监禁对家庭的影响

在这篇评论中，我们评估了大规模监禁这一具有里程碑意义的美国政策实验，在过去五年中如何影响家庭。我们得出四个结论。首先，家庭成员监禁现在在美国家庭中很常见。其次，即使在监禁发生之前，最终将有家人监禁的人比那些永远不会监禁的人情况更糟。第三，家庭成员监禁对家庭的负面影响超出了这些预先存在的不利因素。最后，解决家庭成员被监禁的前兆并寻求最大限度地减少家庭成员监禁的政策干预措施将最好地提高家庭福祉。如果目标是帮助所有美国家庭茁壮成长，那么同时改变社会和刑事司法政策的重要性怎么强调都不为过。