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cjgl-14067	Johnson-Gomez, Alexa; Matonich, Julie	To Prison, With Mom: International Due Process Issues for Children and Mothers Posed by Prison Nurseries	2025	20	.pdf	application/pdf	8028	279	47	Columbia Journal of Gender and law20 46.1 B. Children in Prison with Their Mothers Given the negative impacts of parental incarceration,28 the existence of prison nurseries can seemingly make sense—but no broad consensus has been reached on whether prison nurseries are a net good.29 Proponents of prison nurseries would advocate that maintaining the bond between mother and child can foster secure attachment, which is critical for children to grow into healthy, independent, and resilient adults.30 Additionally, prison nurseries have been shown to have positive effects on the mothers who participate in them, improving parenting skills and reducing recidivism rates.31 On the other hand, there is no demonstrated consensus regarding the impacts on the development and well-being of children who have lived in prison.32 Most human rights advocates would agree that prisons are not appropriate environments for children and can result in trauma and stigmatization.33 Yet forced separation of a baby or child from their incarcerated mother has the potential to lead to worse outcomes for the child if the community care arrangement is inadequate.34 One longitudinal study did indicate that a child who previously resided in a prison nursery as an infant/toddler will have better mental health outcomes at the preschool age than their counterpart who was separated from 28 In summary, the international legal framework for protecting the rights of children who reside with their mother in prison is primarily rooted in the CRC, with the BIC standard 51 See Van Hout et al., Children in the Prison Nursery, supra note 33, at 3.	cache/cjgl-14067.pdf	txt/cjgl-14067.txt