Parents in prison cause problems for Oklahoma children

 
BY JOHN ESTUS
Published: October 12, 2010

An Oklahoma mother is sent to prison.

Her child is left motherless, develops emotional problems and flunks out of school. The child has a baby of her own before turning to drugs, a life of crime or both.

Then that mother is sent to prison, leaving another child with a parent behind bars.

This bleak cycle likely happens at a higher rate in Oklahoma than any other state, a new report shows.

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