Mexico’s programme to aid jailed mothers

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Posted on: February 4th, 2008
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“What to do with children born to women serving time is a social dilemma that tests even the most advanced prison regimes.

In Mexico, the authorities believe they are starting to deal with the problem head on, with some dramatic results.

They have started allowing babies born in jail to stay with their mothers until they are six years old.”*

*From: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish

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