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A Look At The Prison Programs Where Incarcerated Mothers Are Allowed To Live With Their Children
White collar criminal and notorious Silicon Valley fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, who was sentenced to 11 years in prison earlier this year, got pregnant with her second child after being found guilty on four counts of fraud – which many say was an intentional act on her part to avoid a lengthy sentence and to appear more sympathetic to the court.
By Gwen Farrell4 min read
Holmes’s two children (she has an older child born in 2021) likely won’t be with their mother for a significant portion of their formative years – even though two years have already been shaved off her sentence. Other incarcerated mothers aren’t as lucky, and often face alienation from their children as a result of being separated or even termination of their parental rights.