Jail Moms: Women Raising Children In Prison (Sir Trevor McDonald) | Real Stories
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Published 2020-09-26
With a 400 per cent increase in the number of incarcerated women in the US in the last 30 years, thousands of babies are born in American prisons every year, meaning competition for places on Indiana’s baby wing is fierce. Many prison mothers have their babies taken away from them 24 hours after giving birth, but a few lucky ones are permitted to keep their babies in the Indiana facility’s unique prison nursery.
Featuring births, babies and often intensely emotional scenes, this series uses powerful personal stories to pose questions about how the American criminal justice system deals with women and children and how the bond between mother and child survives the harsh realities of life behind bars.
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All Comments (21)
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I love how the hospital staff treat these women like human beings, not their crime.
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There's something about the prison guard feeding this newborn baby, with such tenderness & kindness, that is making me tear up...
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As a mother, I'm glad that this program exists. No matter right or wrong but every babies deserve to be with their moms. Babies done nothing wrong and they deserve to receive full love from their mothers. Just a basic humans right for those little babies that's all.
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That Amish couple that took Heather’s baby are such amazing human beings. They deserve everything good in life through their service towards Heather’s child.
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I’m so mad that Ayesha was incarcerated for that long. Her boyfriend was commuting SA and what she did by stabbing his was self defense, AND it wasn’t even fatal! Ugh, sometimes the criminal justice system doesn’t make sense to me. She didn’t deserve this
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Self-Defense?...sad just sad Domestic Abuse-is something that needs to be taken more seriously
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I wish they’d do a follow up on these woman so bad. That breast feeding mom I’m so proud of I’d love to see how she and her son turned out.
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I think this program is wonderful. Remember, it’s for the babies. Plus, all the moms are supervised and taught parenting skills they probably lacked. I bet the recidivism rate is lower than general pop too. Wonderful idea.
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My God 15 years for drug possession? That story really struck a cord with me; considering her deeply traumatic childhood it makes total sense to me that she turned to drugs, and a 15 year sentence? Jesus Christ it’s heartbreaking.
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Prison guard Crutchfield is an amazing woman. She shows such compassion for these inmate moms giving birth without a family member present and kinda inserts herself into the position to help. What a kind soul. May God bless her for being so much more than a prison guard.
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I can’t imagine the hormones racing through a woman, postpartum, no baby to hold and feed and love. My heart goes out to these women and their darling babies
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I think this is an incredible program...but what I most respected was the kindness that the prison staff showed to the inmates who couldn’t keep their babies. They cared and it showed! Hats off to those folks! I pray these young ladies upon being released give the best life possible to their children!
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That baby with the Amish folks is getting wholesome and healthy stuff to help her grow! The Amish are good people
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Oh my gosh how sweet that first prison guard was with the baby and talking to the baby and feeding the baby. That's got to be the best part of her job honestly
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I'm so damn proud to be a part of the medical community! That staff treated her& her baby with respect and dignity. I strive to do this with all of my patients as well. 💙
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Wow that Amish couple have such pure hearts. God bless them
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8th baby..no clue who the father is..incarcerated..yikes🤦♀️ PLEASE stop!
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Just adoring the Amish couple doing all these foster placements and adoptions. Amazing people.
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As a mother who had a 3 week past term stillborn, this made me cry and cry. My heart broke for these women. The separation of a mother and child is the most painful thing I have ever experienced. The difference is I had loved ones surround me with support, hugs if wanted, space if needed, an ear when I needed heard. Prayers go to any mother enduring separation from their children.
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First-time mothers should be given top priority in keeping their babies. They're going to leave prison and expected to care for a grown kid when they have never experienced being a mom or felt that connection. It's harder for me to sympathize with the women who have a handful of kids already that they obviously couldn't take care of and stay out of prison for.
