Women in N.Y. Prisons Seek Better Child Custody Protections

Advocates for women in prison were joined by 250 formerly incarcerated women in Albany Tuesday to demand better treatment of women in prison and ask for $1.5 million in state aid for programs to allow incarcerated mothers to keep custody of their children.

The coalition is also supporting state legislation to give foster agencies greater discretion when determining whether an incarcerated mother would lose custody of their child.