Penalization of people living in poverty 2011, para. 69
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Families are forced to use their limited income or sell assets to pay for bail, legal assistance, access to goods and services within penal facilities (e.g. food or telephone usage), or travel to visit the detainee. Children's education is also often disrupted when their parents are detained. In this context, detention represents a serious threat to the financial stability of the detainee's whole family and serves to perpetuate the cycle of poverty.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights