We don’t have much information on how spending time in an adult prison affects a child’s later development. From shutterstock.com May 16, 2019 Babies and toddlers are living with their mums in prison. We need to look after them better Jane Rosemary Walker, University of Technology Sydney; Eileen Baldry, UNSW , and Elizabeth Sullivan, University of Newcastle In several Australian prisons, babies and toddlers live with their mothers who are serving time. Keeping young children with their mums is a good thing, but they need to be better supported.
