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Born Behind Bars Being pregnant and in prison forces a woman to prepare for the worst. Will she receive the treatment she needs? Will she be able to get out of her cell if labour starts? And, most poignantly, will she be able to keep her baby? Four new mothers tell their inside stories.By Cat McShane and Eva Wiseman, Observer, Sunday 21st February 2010

Is a woman's place in prison? Our female prison population has more than doubled in the past six years, with twice as many women as men jailed for a first offence. Yet few are dangerous, and many are vulnerable, as Libby Brooks discovers. The Guardian. Tuesday January 30, 2001.

Jailed mothers test baby age limit. Two women prisoners who are threatened with having their toddlers taken from them and put into care will ask the high court today to rule that the Home Office's upper age limit of 18 months for babies in prison is unlawful. The Guardian. Monday April 30, 2001.

Removing prison toddlers 'breaches rights'. A policy of removing toddlers from their mothers in prison once they reach the age of 18 months is "a clear breach of the right to respect for family life" and should be declared unlawful, the high court was told yesterday. The Guardian. Tuesday May 1, 2001.

Mothers in jail cannot care for babies after 18 months.by Clare Dyer, legal correspondent, Guardian. Friday May 18, 2001.

Ruling forces prisons to relax policy on jail babies. The prison service must relax its rigid policy of not allowing women to keep their babies with them in jail beyond the age of 18 months. The Guardian. Saturday July 21, 2001.

Little prisoners. As a mother wins a victory to have her two-year-old daughter stay in jail with her, Diane Taylor asks if we should be locking our children up. The Guardian. Wednesday July 25, 2001.

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