The United States of America has the highest incarceration rate in the world, imprisoning different people by categorizing them according to their race, age, their gender, their religious beliefs, etc. (Nicolas 1455) Among these people behind bars are parents who fail to maintain relationships and educate their own children. For imprisoned parents, especially mothers, the biggest punishments and concerns are being separated from their children and worrying about "what's going on." (Flint 717) But the question arises as to which races or types of citizens of parents this problem targets more specifically, and why is this leading to mass incarceration and future stereotyping in society. My goal in this article is to examine the impacts of the increasing rate of incarceration on the development of incarcerated parent-children (mental health, environment, education, second generation delinquency, etc...) and how these affect the future generations; and finally, the reasoning behind mass incarceration and the difficulties faced by formerly imprisoned parents. Few assumptions and questions guided my examination of this issue. First, I assumed that the gender of the incarcerated parent should depend on the level of impact. The absence of the mother must be different from that of the father. Second, I wondered who would take care of the children while the parents were in prison. Third, I assumed that formerly incarcerated parents would have difficulty caring for their child after release due to their own mental recovery and other difficulties, such as housing, food, employment, and so on. Finally, what limitations (physical, legal and economic) play a role in mass incarceration and therefore to what extent it affects children. In this article I will explain my re...... middle of article ......dy Lewis. Flight. 1. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2007. 467-473. Magill's choice. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. June 6, 2014. Harland, Alan. “Prison overcrowding”. Fixes. Ed. William J. Chambliss. Thousand Oaks, CA: Reference SAGE, 2011. 205-217. Key issues in crime and punishment. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Internet. June 6, 2014. Nichols, Emily and Ann Loper. “Incarceration in the household: educational outcomes of adolescents with an incarcerated household member.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence 41.11 (2012): 1455-1471. Academic research completed. Internet. June 5, 2014.Wacquant, Loïc JD “The Great Confinement of the Fin De Siecle.” Punishing the poor: the neoliberal government of social insecurity. Durham: Duke UP, 2009. 126-27. Print.Wilson, Wendy L. “Life After Prison.” Essence (Time Inc.) 41.1 (2010): 108. Academic research completed. Internet. June 9 2014.