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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 she'd have to part with the baby she was carrying next. >> i didn't know what was going to happen, my child was going to go to foster care. >> reporter: he didn't. at ohio's 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 mate's 7-month-old son, hakeem. >> they need to be with their mothers, whether it is in prison or not. >> ladies, good morn...

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 that's 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: ohio's prison is also home to those found guilty of no crime. these nine babies. their mothers are inmates. >> i'm here for theft. >> reporter: when...