Criminal justice can be watched with family

Family members of incarcerated individuals are often referred to as "hidden victims" — victims of the criminal justice system who are neither acknowledged nor given a platform to be heard.

Persistent, low-level criminal involvement—a constant churn of routine, brief jail stays and community supervision through probation and parole—can undermine family stability and present significant financial and emotional hardship for offenders’ families.

You can and should watch courts! Why.
The right of public access to court proceedings is enshrined in the Constitution.
The First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution gives the public and press a right of access to court proceedings, while the Sixth Amendment gives individuals facing criminal charges the right to a public trial.

Children whose parents are involved in the criminal justice system, in particular, face a host of challenges and difficulties: