Short but not Sweet: a Study of the Impact of Short Custodial Sentences on Mothers &Their Children
"This research report is based on a small scale study of 17 post prison
mothers, and their fifty children The report serves to highlight the
significant harm of short custodial sentences on mothers and their
children. The report, heavy with the voices of post prison mothers,
identifies mothers' own view of the impact of short custodial sentences
on themselves and their children. Mothers described challenges to their
physical and mental health, challenges in relation to contact, lack of
maternal support and significant impact on children. The report echo's
previous research findings in relation to the harm of custodial
sentences for mothers, reiterating that previously identified harms
occur even when sentences are a matter of weeks as opposed to months.
The report makes recommendations for positive change. The report
concludes with suggestions for future research."
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