It is very common for most women to be incarcerated while pregnant. There is no law that a woman should not be sentenced because she is pregnant. Studies show that most prisons try to accommodate for the pregnant inmates. Most pregnant inmates either are unaware of they condition upon entering the prison system or are already along in their pregnancy. In 1997-1998, more than 2,200 pregnant inmates were impriso

IWP has adopted a new program that will allow the inmates to have a coach with them at the time of delivery. The social worker also discusses with them who the coach will be. The person the inmate selects, as their coach has to undergo a background check in order to be able to be there at the time of delivery. The coach is only allowed to be with the inmate doing the labor and up to one hour after the delivery. There are still a few flaws in the program. IWP is trying to clear these flaws to continue the program.

ned and more than 1,200 babies were born in prison.1 A recent study was done that showed two percent out of 18,651 inmates were pregnant. At the time of the study, all of the babies were born outside of the prison. Forty-three percent of the babies were taken from their mothers for one week, one percent stayed with the mother six months to one year. There are many problems facing the pregnant female offender. In this study, only seventeen out of forty-five institutions had twenty-four hour medical service on premises.2 Currently, at The Indiana Women’s Prisons there are twenty-one pregnant inmates. In 2002, there were fifty to sixty pregnant inmates. The Indiana Women’s Prison uses a public sector (PHS) for medical care; therefore, medical staffs are on duty twenty-four hour.3

In conclusion, I was very comfortable with knowing that our state women’s prison really takes concern in care of the pregnant inmates. Our textbook discusses many ways to help the pregnant inmate adept to prison life and being pregnant. I am very proud to

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