Speaking at a fringe meeting staged by Barnardo's on parental imprisonment, Khan said steps should be taken to address the impact it can have on children.
"It is not difficult or expensive to find the scale of the problem," Khan said. "The next Labour government will find the scale of the problem."
Children affected by parental imprisonment face problems including isolation, stigma, poverty, and family breakdown. Barnardo's research has found that 65 per cent of young boys who have a parent in prison at some point will go on to offend themselves.
It is estimated that as many as 200,000 children have a parent in prison although the true number has never been calculated.
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