Connecticut official wants prison nursery for new moms

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2012-04-08 07:13

Article here. Excerpt:

'HARTFORD, Conn. — Victoria Steele saw her daughter on the day she was born, and was not allowed to see her again for five years.

Steele, just 18 at the time, was wanted for violating the terms of her supervised home release on a robbery charge. She was sent to the York Correctional Institution directly from the hospital. The state placed the baby with her paternal grandparents, who spoke only Spanish and never brought the child to visit in prison.

"I was so depressed," said Steele, now 45, of West Hartford. "I was emotionally, mentally, and physically lost. I had no I idea how to connect. It was like losing my child. I lost her. There were no support services in prison."'

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Oh yes, they don't count.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2012-04-08 20:39

Naturally, no one cares about fathers in prison losing the ability to see their kids, because few care that innocent men who aren't criminals don't even get to see their kids! Of course these men are treated like criminals, regardless.

Of course, Heaven forbid a woman, even one in prison, ever have to face such a horrible thing!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sun, 2012-04-08 22:28