Nation Jul 21 For girls with mothers in prison, a summer camp offers much-needed support By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz
Nation Nov 28 Watch 6:10 American prisons are hell. For women, they’re even worse The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country--over two million. Roughly 200,000 of them are female. But existing American prisons are often ill-equipped to handle the specific needs of women and girls. Amna Nawaz talks to Andrea James, a…
Nation May 12 Watch 11:26 In one Indiana prison, a program allows incarcerated moms to raise their newborns The U.S. incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other country and a majority of these women are mothers. Most women who are incarcerated are separated from their children, but a unique prison program at the Indiana Women’s Prison… By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman