Women in prison
A great concern about the increase of women in prison is the increase of mothers in prison and what happens to their children. ... In 1997 over two-thirds of women in prison had at least one child under the age of 18, and 5% entered prison pregnant. ... From the mother’s perspective, many mothers in prison say that they simply couldnt bear to see their child while serving time in prison and would find parting at the end of a visit too traumatic.