This article looks to examine the role of mothers in prison and how their living environment impacts on their responsibly as a mother. The article explores the ratio of support to parental reunification. If a parent has resources outside of prison to care for her children in a responsive and inclusive manner then her chances of reintegrating or staying in continuous contact with her children greatly increases. The importance of maternal identity is examined and is shown to be a big contributing factor in how a person decides to navigate prison as either an inmate or as a former inmate. If a woman identifies as being a mother then it is proposed that she will be more likely to exhibit mothering tendencies (i.e. responsibility, accountability,
