Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

Criminal Law

: The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

Prison Shouldn't be a Bar to Motherhood

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"By allowing for greater flexibility in the foster care system, New York joins a small group of states that have adjusted their laws, including Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado and California. But in most of the country, parental rights remain in serious jeopardy. Most women in prison are mothers, and they are five times as likely as imprisoned fathers to have children in foster care. " Womens eNews Prison Shouldn't be a Bar to Motherhood By Rachel Roth, WeNews commentator Sunday, July 25, 2010 Rigid foster care rules threaten to dissolve family ties when mothers are in prison or residential drug treatment. A new law in New York State takes steps to help these families weather the separation. A 29-year-old woman whose mother went to prison when she was a baby says she is just like any other child...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on July 25, 2010 (boomark / email).