Watch This Amazing Sesame Street Video About Having a Parent in Prison


More than three percent of children in the United States have a parent behind bars. These kids must travel hundreds of miles to visit their parents, and one in ten will end up incarcerated themselves before adulthood. But despite this reality, only six states have child welfare policies to address the needs of kids with incarcerated parents. Thank goodness for Sesame Street. Last year, the show shed some light on the challenges these kids face through a new initiative: “Little Children, Big Issues: Incarceration.” Watch as Sesame Street characters discuss the difficulties of growing up with a mom or dad in prison:
 

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