Mother Should Be Allowed In Prison

Between 6 to 10 percent of the incarcerated women are pregnant and 1,400 women gave birth while incarcerated in the United States, in one year alone. When people think of prison, they think of bad people that live in there. So, when they hear a mother wanting to keep her baby while in prison, people will think that the baby will be unsafe and that the mother should not keep the baby. Some people may say that it's the mother’s baby, and she have the rights to keep her baby if she want. Other people may say what they think is best for the baby, at a foster house, family house, or anywhere besides the prison. But, babies can change people’s lives around. When the mothers are given the opportunity to keep their baby with them in prison, they will do their best to get out of prison as soon as possible so they can give their baby a regular life.

To participate, the mother must “be minimum custody and have no history of violence. They must also be eligible for release by the time the child is 30 months old, so that both parent and child can transition back into society together” (Lieberman). Mothers also have “access to prenatal and parenting skills programs before the child is born and appropriate facilities to care for their infants while they serve the remainder of their sentence” (Givetash). This can help women be healthy for the baby and learn how to be a good mother. Being able to have their baby while in prison give them hope and change their life