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| Documentary explores role of mothers in prison |
| By .thehour.com - Keith Loria |
| Published: 04/11/2013 |
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CONNECTICUT - RIDGEFIELD -- Women are the fastest growing population in today's U.S. prisons and 80 percent of those women are mothers of school-aged children. This is an alarming figure and one that piqued the interest of Jenifer McShane, who after much research, decided to direct the documentary, "Mothers of Bedford." The film examines the question: Is it possible to become a better mother while serving time in a maximum security prison? "Mothers of Bedford" tries to answer this question through the stories of five women who are incarcerated in the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County. According to McShane, the five women each have children who participate in a program at the Children's Center of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility," which helps the incarcerated mothers maintain and improve their relationship with their children. The program was founded by Sister Elaine Roulet over 30 years ago after she realized that many children whose mothers go to prison often lose contact, which can cause untold damage to a mother-child relationship, no matter how strong the positive effects of the rehabilitation program is for the incarcerated woman. Read More. |
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