PI - excellent article, thank you for sharing. It answered many questions I had and questions I hadn't thought about. I can see why programs this are valuable for children and mothers. It was very informative and non prejudicial which I appreciated the information without personal bias of the author. Children are the innocent victims in a parents incarceration. The one thing that stood out was women typically serve an average of 18 months and by then it is difficult to impossible to get custody back which be then of course the child has bonded with other caregivers during that time as well.