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"You Miss So Much When You're Gone"
Mothers in jail are being torn from their families and losing contact with their children even before they have been convicted of a crime. A report by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch, “‘You Miss So Much When You’re Gone’: The Lasting Harm of Jailing Mothers Before Trial in Oklahoma,” finds...
NEW: Our report shows that jailing mothers, even for a short period of time, punishes the entire family.
Nearly 80% of women in jails are mothers with minor children. 5% of women admitted into jails are pregnant.
