In 2017, recording artist Meek Mill was sentenced to two years in prison for violating the terms of a probation agreement he’d been subject to his entire adult life. His prison sentence—imposed, in effect, for riding a dirt bike—prompted widespread outrage. It also inspired the launch this July of t
By Tasseli McKay, Megan Comfort, Christine Lindquist, and Anupa Bir; authors of Holding On: Family and Fatherhood during Incarceration and ReentryThis guest post is part of our ASA blog series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Sociological Association in New York City, NY