Thinking of Moms and Kids at the Holidays
Wed, 12/21/2011 - 6:43pm | 
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One of the hardest things for young kids is not having their mom there on Christmas morning. Until the day when we win the battle against prison sentences for nonviolent offenses, and a policy of keeping families together, it's nice to see this story by the Chicago Tribune's Bonnie Miller Rubin.
Heartfelt thanks to the Roosevelt students who shopped for these kids and to the Visible Voices member who shared her own experience.
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- More than 16,000 women go to jail annually in Cook County Jail and about 82% are mothers.
- About 80% of women detained at Cook County Jail are charged with non-violent crimes and only 1.8% of the 3,100 women admitted to Illinois prisons in 2009 were classified as a high security risk.
Because children need their mothers.
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