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For the Booker sisters, whenever their mother Malishia Booker went to jail, it seemed as though they were also being punished. Throughout their lives, they endured foster care, bouncing between relatives and toughing it out on their own. Critics say children of jailed women often get lost in a criminal justice system that doesn’t count or track them. Jessicah Roland naps while her younger sister, Ja’Bria Roland, plays The Sims 3 on PlayStation at their Denton, Texas home Tuesday May 30, 2017. Jessicah and Ja’Bria use their father’s last name, Roland, while their other three sisters go by their mother’s last name, Booker. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News)

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