[blu]

Learned an interesting fact today: 86% of those incarcerated in prisons came out of the foster care system.

That number seems awfully high to me. do you have a source?

[madison10]

I will try to get source for that fact and others.

[JockoManning]

Actually, I don’t doubt it. Though I don’t recall official stats.

[meadsjn]

I did a google search with "How many in prison came from foster care"
About 70,400,000 results (0.60 seconds)
Below is the first link presented

What Is The Foster Care-to-Prison Pipeline?

Youth placed in group homes are 2.5x more likely to get involved in the justice system

90% of Youth with 5+ foster placements will enter the justice system.

[The above quotes are in the introductory graphic. The article continues on with more stats.]