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Forgotten Victims of Crime, Inc. offers a support system to the families and loved ones of those convicted or accused of any crime. FVC is also for the families and loved ones of death row inmates awaiting execution or that have been executed. Forgotten Victims of Crime, Inc. is owned by the daughter of a death row inmate.
The United States has the highest documented incarceration rate, and total documented prison population in the world. Bureau of Justice Statistics As of year-end 2007, a record 7.2 million people were behind bars, on probation or on parole. More than 1 in 100 American adults were incarcerated at the start of 2008.
More people live behind bars in the United States than in any other country, but the American prison system punishes more than just its inmates-it also takes a toll on the health of friends and loved ones left behind.
WASHINGTON - In the first known study of its kind, researchers at the University of Michigan have found that people with a family member or friend in prison or jail suffer worse physical and mental health and more stress and depressive symptoms than those without a loved one behind bars. University Of Michigan Report
In addition, these symptoms worsen the closer the relationship to the person incarcerated, the study found.
According to the study, those who knew someone in prison had 40 percent more days where poor physical health interfered with their usual activities, including work, and 54 percent more days where poor mental or emotional health interfered with these activities.
This study demonstrates that incarceration is not only enormously expensive economically, it also has public health costs that should be taken into consideration.
Moving toward a rehabilitation model may benefit both the offending individuals and society.
Moving toward government funded programs, home placement services, financial assistance for schooling, food, physical and mental health care for the families and loved ones of the convicted is something that cannot be ignored. Forgotten Victims of Crime, Inc. is in the process of extended research to secure such assistance.
Forgotten Victims of Crime, Inc. is dedicated to the growing number of family members of inmates in prisons around the United States. Through no fault of their own, these innocent victims are instantly thrown into a situation that leaves many of them feeling alone, helpless, hopeless, depressed, homeless, orphans, and hated by society. Though family members do not sit behind bars, they are in an emotional prison due to a situation beyond their control. A large segment of society has no compassion for this group of people.
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