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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison life > prison nurseries

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prison nurseries  

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  • Prison nurseries are residential units within prisons in which young children of inmates reside, usually with their mothers. Although they are rare in the United States, prison nurseries are commonplace in women's prisons elsewhere throughout the world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Prison Nurseries]

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