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Babies behind bars; an Irish perspective.

F Enright1, T Boyle, J Murphy

  • 1Wexford General Hospital. reidyd@iol.ie

Irish Medical Journal
|March 27, 2007
PubMed
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In Irish prisons, babies rarely stay with incarcerated mothers. A formal system is needed for infant admissions, stays, and discharges, integrating health and child protection services.

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Area of Science:

  • Criminology
  • Public Health
  • Social Policy

Background:

  • Irish prisons are generally unsuitable for infants.
  • Mothers are rarely separated from their children due to temporary release policies.
  • The Dochas Centre, Ireland's women's prison, houses mothers and infants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the current system for infants in Irish prisons.
  • To highlight the need for formal procedures regarding infant admissions and care.
  • To explore the integration of health and child protection services within the prison system.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the Irish Prison Service's system for mothers and babies.
  • Analysis of data on infant admissions and length of stay at the Dochas Centre.
  • Examination of cases where mothers were separated from their children due to incarceration.

Main Results:

  • 14 babies lived with their mothers in the Dochas Centre over 4 years, with stays ranging from 2 days to 3 months.
  • Five babies were born to mothers admitted while pregnant; nine babies were brought to prison by their mothers.
  • Six women were separated from 24 children due to incarceration.

Conclusions:

  • A formal system is required for planning infant admissions, stays, and discharges in prisons.
  • Formal links with the Health Service Executive (HSE) and child protection systems are necessary.
  • Integration of healthcare services into the prison system is being considered by the HSE and Irish Prison Service.

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