“Their children were put into the cells with them.A couple of years ago, the Italian government built a new prison for women — one with better living conditions and that offered a few activities such as handicrafts and literacy. It’s better, but it’s still a prison — not a good place for the children who live there with their mothers.In 2009, a home opened up for the children of prisoners. Children live there, go to school, take computer and other courses. They receive counseling to help them de...al with the things they have seen in prison and in their lives, and they are taken on outings around the city.Nilab knows too well what it is like to be in prison. She spent a lot of time there, even though she committed no crime.I have been in this home for one and a half years. Before that, I lived with my mother in prison.It was very bad, living in the prison. It is a place where people go to be punished, so it is not a nice place. All the women there have some problems, and these problems mean they don’t always get along.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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