Should mothers be allowed to care for their babies while in jail?

I think it would depend on why they are in there... So females pop kids out like nothing flat others are in jail and was not truely their fault or just made a bad discission!

sure as hell they should be. i personally don't think jails are not for kids babies need to be close to their mothers it doesn't matter if the mom is a convict there are jails in india which allow mothers to raise their children to a certain age

I have very mixed feeligns about this..Like for the first 4 mths maybe..but then they start to crawl..and talk and walk..and they need to be free..what kind of an environment is a jail nursery?? The mother did a crime..why cant a family memeber watch the child till the mother gets out? And have visitations? That would be the most sensible choice dont you think? It would be selfish to keep a child from loved ones and the world because a mother made an aweful mistake..why more or less punish the child? Ikm swinging more to no.,.i dont think so..

yes offcourse.... definiely they should be allowed... for a mother her baby is her second life.... the pain she takes during the pregnancy itself denotes that what's the place of a mother in everybody's life... thanks for such a nice discusion ya...

I think the baby should stay with his mom till the age of 2 only..before that it will be unfair to the baby to be deprived of his mom.. and after that it won't be a healthy environment for him to grow in

I, unfortunately, don't think that this is a very good idea. While yes, the mother-child bond is very important, I don't think it is more important than a baby's right to a normal life. I just don't think jail is the right environment or the right start to life.

Yes, unless they are a danger to the child, of course..

The first months for a mother and child are very important, but what if the mother is in jail for years to come..and the baby had to be given up for adoption? I don't think that it would be good for a child to be dragged away from his mom after a few months. Even if the mom wasn't in jail for long, chances are she isn't stable enough to care for a child if she ended up in jail in the first place, and her child could eventually be taken away by social services.

Yes. Mothers should be allowed to care for their child in the Jail at least until the child is 2 years old. Motherhood is a right to enjoy I feel. Just think no one is a born Criminal. Only circumstances make them one.

Absolutely not! I understand the concept, of mothers and babies being together- but I do not agree. To be honest, I hadn't heard of it before, but it sickens me. First of all- that is no place for a baby. It simply isn't. Second if a mother is in jail- she did something to get there. Maybe she should've been thinking of her baby before she did the illegal act. Apparently at that time, being a mom wasn't so important.

Yes ofcorse I dont see any problem in this

Yes. The mother should be allowed to take care of her baby while in jail.

what ive heard is that the moms are only allowed to care for their child if they will be let out of jail before the child is 18 months so that it can have a close bond to its mother. i approve ans dont you think a woman that would take the time to take care of their child wouldnt put their own and other children in danger in the jail.

no I don't think they should be allowed. they lost their privilages when they commited their crime, why should the babys have to pay

Personally i dont see a problem with it. I would think it is a very safe environment because alot of the women there have been mothers at one time, or want to be mothers at some time and wouldent do anything to harm the child or its mother. I think it is great.

yeah I dont see a problem either