Breastfeeding Behind Bars: Breaking the cycle of ... - Unicef UK

Rebecca Project for Human Rights 2010
‣ In the US - out of 51 states, prison nursery
programmes documented as being available in 13 –
only 3 offer therapeutic programmes
‣ Age range between 1 and 3 years
‣ More women behind bars than at any other point in
US history – overwhelmingly for non-violent offenses
(Increase of 430% since mid 1980s)
‣ “Most of these women, unseen and largely forgotten
are mothers”