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>> reporter: when takia patterson got here she was six months pregnant and scared. she had left behind her 2-year-old daughter and thought shed have to part with the baby she was carrying next. >> i didnt know what was going to happen, my child was going to go to foster care. >> reporter: he didnt. at ohios prison, takia had access to the nursery program at the prison, allowing inmates with short sentences to raise their infants until they are a year old. now her cell mates 7-month-old son, hake...

Go may have some influence on what the pilot does in making his decision. >> jim tilmon, thank you very much for weighing in. we always appreciate it. a new report hitting newsstands and the internet monday takes a stark look at a trend thats growing. nbc news has teamed up with the grio and "essence" magazine. currently nine prisons allow nonviolent offenders who give birth in prison to keep their babies with them up to 18 months. >> reporter: ohios prison is also home to those found guilty o...