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| Concern for children in jail |
| By theage.com.au |
| Published: 10/03/2008 |
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AUSTRALIA - Five children are living with their mothers in Victorian jails. Three children, aged from infant to pre-school age, are locked up with women at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in special units and two at Tarrengower. Most were born in prison. A Corrections spokeswoman said the children's welfare was monitored daily and international studies had "shown the importance and value of keeping young children under the care of their mothers in custody". "The mother and child program at Victoria's prisons provides the opportunity for bonding between the mother and child and also gives the mother an opportunity to commit to rehabilitation," the spokeswoman said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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