1. Should the Incarceration of Pregnant Women be Avoided?
The incarceration of pregnant women should focus not only on the inmates unique physical and mental needs during their pregnancy but their status as mothers after the child is born-and most crucial the children themselves who are severed from their mothers. ... (Sacks, 1997) In order for these alternative programs to work effectively we must first understand that pregnancy during incarceration is a high-risk situation both medically and psychologically for both inmate mothers and their children. ... However, other pregnancy related risks come directly from the correctional policies and e...
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