MetroFocus

Pregnant and Incarcerated: New York City’s Prison Nurseries

Clip | 8m 47s

An investigation by Columbia University’s The New York World highlighted the limited access female inmates have to prison nurseries. Host Rafael Pi Roman talks with Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, executive director of Hour Children, about prison nurseries and how her organization serves incarcerated and previously incarcerated women and their families.

Aired: 05/13/15

Rating: NR

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