Mothers, Infants, and Imprisonment: A National Look at Prison Nurseries and Community-Based Alternatives

Published in May of 2009 by Women’s Prison Association & Home

In this report, WPA highlights two different responses to women who give birth while under criminal justice supervision: prison nurseries and community-based residential parenting programs. We provide an overview of both types of programs, review the literature on the subject, and offer recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers.

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This report was written by Institute on Women & Criminal Justice and was funded in part through a grant from the Open Society Institute.