DOI
10.22191/BUUJ/11/1/6
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Alexandra Moore
Abstract
The United States stands alone among UN members in refusing to ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. That absence reflects a deeper failure: the American legal system continues to allow parental incarceration to inflict punishment on children who have committed no crime. This paper explores how the structure of U.S. mass incarceration—especially within Black and Native American communities—conflicts with both domestic legal ideals and international human rights standards. It calls for legal and policy reform that recognizes families as indivisible social units and restores justice to those most affected by incarceration’s collateral damage.
Citation Style
Chicago
Recommended Citation
Husainy, H. M. (2026). Collateral Damage: Parental Incarceration as Family Punishment. Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.22191/BUUJ/11/1/6
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