The number of incarcerated women is creeping back up to pre-pandemic norms, meaning more children are separated from their mothers. It puts them at greater risk of health and behavioral problems and makes them vulnerable to abuse and displacement.
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Black and Hispanic women are more likely to be imprisoned than white women and are affected disproportionately by family separation due to incarceration.increasingly rare, under-funded programs“I thank God that it is at least once a month. Some people don’t get to see their kids at all,” says Joshlyn Allen, whose 5- and 3-year-old children were visiting her with their grandmother.
The prisoners create decorations for the visits, including colorful paper flowers, butterflies, family photos framed in construction paper and even the bouquet presented to Martinez by her daughter. Families are not allowed to bring anything besides essentials, such as diapers. “That bond between mothers and children is so strong. And without seeing their moms, very often kids are in vulnerable positions with nobody to turn to,” she said.
Nyia Pritchett says she was unable to visit her mother, Latonyia Dextra, without Reunification Ride. Before the trip, the 27-year-old had not seen Dextra in person for three years.“It’s worth it,” she says. “So much time my mom has missed out of our lives. The little times like this mean a lot.”
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