New law creates prison nursery program in Missouri • Missouri Independent
Under the bill, infants born to women in prison to stay with their moms for the first 18 months of their lives.
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Under the bill, infants born to women in prison to stay with their moms for the first 18 months of their lives.
The importance of parents in a child's life, especially early on, can't be overstated.
JEFFERSON CITY -- A proposed piece of bipartisan legislation that would establish a nursery program in Missouri correctional facilities has passed through the Senate and was heard Monday afternoon for the first time in the House at a public hearing.
A bipartisan piece of legislation that could drastically change experiences for pregnant offenders in Missouri Department of Corrections facilities is pushing its way through the House.