tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post115215803625540023..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: Gummy Bears and Jail BabiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1153479656090656122006-07-21T07:00:00.000-04:002006-07-21T07:00:00.000-04:00Wow, there's one prison system I would not cite as...Wow, there's one prison system I would not cite as an example. According to the Library of Congress, in 1990 they were spending .10 per inmate per day on food (one meal a day). By 1997 that was increased to all of .55 per inmate per day. Some facilities are holding three times inmate capacity, with pretrial inmates held without charges for up to three years.ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1153453139965444342006-07-20T23:38:00.000-04:002006-07-20T23:38:00.000-04:00I spent some time in Peru this last March and whil...I spent some time in Peru this last March and while we were there, we visited a women's prison. Many of the women in this prison had small children, since they were allowed to keep their children with them until they were age THREE. It seemed like a great thing--these poor children face so many other issues in life, not having a mother's bonding period just creates more problems than it solves, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1152331189591365592006-07-07T23:59:00.000-04:002006-07-07T23:59:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Spiritual Emergencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283478682307609903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1152298484264101932006-07-07T14:54:00.000-04:002006-07-07T14:54:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.NeoNurseChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16120931307124798416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1152295131471739962006-07-07T13:58:00.000-04:002006-07-07T13:58:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Spiritual Emergencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283478682307609903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1152293113591600262006-07-07T13:25:00.000-04:002006-07-07T13:25:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Spiritual Emergencyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283478682307609903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1152241947070171772006-07-06T23:12:00.000-04:002006-07-06T23:12:00.000-04:00Dinah, I completely agree. Provide all sorts of b...Dinah, I completely agree. Provide all sorts of breastfeeding info, unpressuring encouragement (is that possible? lol), support, etc., but the bottlefeeding by choice (w/no medical reason not to) mothers being treated/labeled as "bad", "scum", etc., I SO totally agree that this is a thing to be fought and destigmatized and stuff.<BR/><BR/>Not that one is trying to DISCOURAGE anyone from breastfeeding, but to take the negativity off of what is perceived as a bad choice.Sarebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208596053319110470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1152222762061119022006-07-06T17:52:00.000-04:002006-07-06T17:52:00.000-04:00No one understands me.I am not, repeat NOT, agains...No one understands me.<BR/>I am not, repeat NOT, against breast feeding, in jail or out of jail-- in fact, I am in favor orfit. I Vote YES, breast feed them all and I believe that as a society we should both encourage and support breastfeeding (in jail and out). However, ultimatly, like many behaviors-- smoking, riding bucking bronchos, taking medications, having an abortion-- it is ultimately the mother's decision: new mothers should be presented with the facts of the benefit, even encouraged, but they should be left with their decisions in peace; I am simply against the implication that women who don't breast feed are scum. <BR/><BR/>So, Clink, you make everything about your inmates. I'm left to make everything about nursing infants. Stick 'em all in electric bras and be done with it.Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227988351623862689noreply@blogger.com