She is one of five young mothers and a pregnant woman at Baumettes women's prison in Marseille, southern France, who have chosen to serve their sentences with their babies alongside them. The close to 200 inmates in other areas of the prison never cross paths with the mothers and their babies, aged between 15 days and 13 months. She is the only one who did not give birth in prison, instead choosing to bring her baby with her after she was handed an 18-month sentence, an option given to mother's of young babies. At night, the cell doors are locked and the mothers are left alone with their baby son or daughter. To be incarcerated without her child, for many mothers, is a wrenching, physical pain."

Source: Standard Digital May 04, 2018 07:30 UTC