Mother-baby bonding is crucial to a child’s development and leads to decreased recidivism rates, according to research. But prison nurseries aren't the ideal place to grow up. In Nebraska, the ...

Missouri's first prison nursery program opened in Vandalia, Mo, this week. The program is the first of its kind in the state and just the 10th nationwide. "We have transformed one of the wings of our ...

The Correctional Center Nursery Program would allow women who give birth while incarcerated the chance to stay with their newborns in prison for up to 18 months. Nurseries for incarcerated mothers are ...