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Child Support Relief Coming for Incarcerated Parents

In the last days of the Obama administration, regulators quietly ease the child support burden on parents in prison.

News • 12.20.2016

For Men in Prison, Child Support Becomes a Crushing Debt

New regulations would give parents in prison the right to pause child support payments, but opponents say it undercuts welfare reform.

Feature • 10.18.2015

Why Was Walter Scott Running?

50,000 parents, mostly black fathers, can guess.

News • 04.10.2015

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