But female inmates who don't have kids are out of luck
(NEWSER) - Thousands of mothers currently doing time will head home soon as California rushes to shrink prison populations . Moms with 2 years or less left to serve for “non-serious, non-sexual” crimes—possibly half of the state’s 9,500 female prisoners—may be released within days; once home, they’ll wear GPS ankle bracelets as they complete their sentences, the Los Angeles Times reports. It’s “a step in breaking the intergenerational cycle of incarceration,” says a prisons official. “Family involvement is one of the biggest indicators of an inmate's rehabilitation.” More»
