"Women inmates deserve better"

Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2013-02-17 19:43

Article here. Excerpt:

'Where a person is incarcerated can make or break a family's ability to stay connected — something the 4,000 children of incarcerated mothers in this state know well. Visiting far-away prisons like Albion, the state's largest women's prison, located eight hours from Manhattan, has become even more difficult since state corrections eliminated its free community bus program in 2011.

Being close to home minimizes the trauma and stress of incarceration for both children and parents, and decreases the risk of an incarcerated parent losing touch with, and sometimes parental rights to, his or her children. Keeping family connections strong also makes prisons safer (by providing incentive for good behavior) and communities safer (by providing support for people to stay out of prison after they go home).'

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... but curiously, only made when talking abt female inmates. Gee, don't male inmates also have families too? The state isn't quite so concerned then.

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time-- anywhere the state sends you to do it.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2013-02-17 21:40