This article title “Prison Born” by Sarah Yadel published in The Atlantic discusses the outcomes of babies born in prisons and kept in the nurseries. In the article, the author speaks with Alyssa Mayer who four months pregnant and sentence back to prison for her association with another parolee and not meeting her restriction. She gave birth to her son while in prison and she was able to keep him in the prison nursery until her release from prison. According to studies done, children kept in the nurseries with constant maternal contact, keeps the mother away from prison once freed. In addition, the children develop better outcomes than children that were placed in foster care or with other family
