Incarceration and Household Asset Ownership

@article{Turney2016IncarcerationAH,
  title={Incarceration and Household Asset Ownership},
  author={Kristin Turney and Daniel Schneider},
  journal={Demography},
  year={2016},
  volume={53},
  pages={2075-2103},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:46357307}
}
Examining how incarceration is associated with asset ownership among formerly incarcerated men and their romantic partners shows that incarceration is negatively associated with ownership of a bank account, vehicle, and home among men and that these consequences for asset ownership extend to the romantic partners of these men.
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