The dramatic rise in incarceration rates in the United States since the 1970s has resulted in a significant increase in the number of children with incarcerated parents. The "war on drugs" and other stringent legal policies have particularly exacerbated this issue, doubling the rate of children with incarcerated mothers and significantly raising the rate for those with incarcerated fathers. Current estimates suggest that between 1.7 million and 2.7 million children have experienced parental incarceration, affecting about 11% of all U.S. children. This issue disproportionately affects communities of color, with African-American and Hispanic children more likely to have an incarcerated parent compared to their white counterparts.