In Prison Toddlers Serve Time With Mom

“In the USA, the total number [of prisoners institutionalized] has risen from 450,000 in
1978 to more than 2 million by 2005 … worldwide, more than 500,000 women and girls are held in penitentiary institutions” (Fraser, Gatherer, Moiler, and Bergh). There has been a substantial increase in the number of prisoners globally over the years. Many female penitentiaries could potentially increase those numbers by the thousands by allowing pregnant inmates to serve their sentence accompanied by their newborn child. According to the article “In Prison, Toddlers Serve
Time With Mom”, “fifty-three children under the age of six live inside the [Santa Martha Acatitla] prison with their mothers, who are serving sentences for crimes from drug dealing to kidnapping
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Should children really be exposed to such violence?
Prisons are established to retain those individuals who have violated laws, not innocent children who just recently took their first breath. Babies who are born to inmates who are serving time in prison should not be forced to become a prisoner by fault; those children should have the opportunities in life that go beyond the walls of prisons.
If children are placed in prison facilities, it is very likely for their needs to be neglected.
The main concern for prisons are the inmates so placing another burden on the facilities willcreate

a social dilemma. The crimes are that are committed to earn someone a place in prison great varies.
Children whose mothers are substance abusers have a tremendous disadvantage when it comes to their well-being. In the article “Parenting in Recovery Program: Participant Responses and Case
Examples”, the authors point out that “parents impaired by addiction are less likely to appropriately nurture, supervise, and care for their children” (Thompson, Roper, and Peveto). This shows

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