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Senate approves bill to allow newborns to remain with incarcerated mothers in limited nursery program
Summary
The Senate passed a correction‑law bill authorizing a program that allows infants born to incarcerated women to remain with their mothers in a correctional nursery for an extended period; supporters said it protects infant development, critics said it risks long confinement for children.
The state Senate on Tuesday approved legislation amending the correction law to authorize expanded nursery placements for newborns born to incarcerated women, enabling infants and their mothers to remain together in certain correctional facilities for a specified period following birth.
Senator Cordell Salazar, sponsor and floor speaker for the measure, told colleagues the Compassion and Reproductive Equity (CARE) framework and focused policy work — much of it informed by…
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