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Michael O'Neill Professor Lohman Sociology 212 5/3/04 Special Topics for Women in Prison I think it goes without saying that families are more likely to be disrupted by women's incarceration then by men's. And it's rather scary that the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that 76 percent of incarcerated women in America were mothers in 1986.1 Although these statistics are somewhat dated I'm sure the numbers are very similar today. Thus, it's safe to conclude that imprisonment has adverse effects on mother-infant bonding. Consequently, children must suffer major trauma. Separation between mothers and their young children leads to emotional, psychological, and physical problems for the children. I would suggest that this separation would foster hate and resentment between children and their mothers and as a result, never allowing for a fruitful mother child relationship. However, I wonder if there is an effective way to punish mothers without disrupting the mother child bond. Personally, I would...

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