In prison, incarcerated mothers and their babies share a meager daily allowance of P85 for food and medicine. Despite having a dedicated ward, pregnant women and new mothers face scarce resources and mental distress about fulfilling their maternal roles. Some women even smuggle contraband like PCP into the Cook County jail hidden in a baby's diaper. The challenging circumstances lead to uncertain futures for the children and prevent mothers from providing their best care.
In jail, many women reported they didn’t get prenatal care – like doctor visits, vitamins, or even food – leading to risky births for some mothers. Others also reported being separated from their newborns just days after giving birth. Hear more on Reset. https://t.co/4M0JruaiJ2
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Part 2: Incarcerated mothers don’t always get to care for their babies after giving birth. Even when they do, thoughts of uncertain futures for their children keep mothers from giving the best of themselves. https://t.co/GQGRPZPDDK
PART 1: Even with their own ward at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, women who are pregnant or have recently given birth deal with measly resources. https://t.co/i3DkMpUU5p
In prison, mother and baby share P85 a day for food, medicine By @michelleabad_ with reports from Angeline Braganza, Allison Co, Iana Padilla. There's not enough for pregnant PDLs. https://t.co/f3KpTBF9pz via @rapplerdotcom
PART 2: With some solitude in the mothers’ ward, the women have time to reflect on what they plan to tell their babies about themselves as they grow older. For them, accountability for their crimes lies with them, and their babies need not worry about their mothers’ past… https://t.co/BcbfQ2e2yY
PART 2: Incarcerated mothers don’t always get to care for their babies after giving birth. Even when they do, thoughts of uncertain futures for their children keep mothers from giving the best of themselves. Read this in-depth piece by Michelle Abad. https://t.co/GGXFYfSF3s
With resources already at the bare minimum for women in the mothers’ ward, they also deal with the mental anguish of possibly not being able to live out the duties of motherhood. https://t.co/NMUMUE3bVz https://t.co/CvWrdYzmHa
Even with their own ward at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, women who are pregnant or have recently given birth deal with measly resources. https://t.co/f4rsmruxAX
Prosecutors say a woman smuggled PCP into the Cook County jail by hiding it inside a baby's diaper. https://t.co/p0Fkf4gvJu
With resources already at the bare minimum for women in the mothers’ ward, they also deal with the mental anguish of possibly not being able to live out the duties of motherhood. READ: https://t.co/UYpjaZZC1G https://t.co/C0RkpItJ60
Even with their own ward at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, women who are pregnant or have recently given birth deal with measly resources Part 1 of an in-depth series: https://t.co/wMPfAqgHbj
In prison, mother and baby share P85 a day for food, medicine https://t.co/BwritTIHrw