Incarcerated Women Allowed To Keep Newborns In Illinois Pilot Program

DECATUR, IL - FEBRUARY 18: Brandi Ceci plays with her three-month-old daughter Alexis in the common area of her ward at the Decatur Correctional Center February 18, 2011 in Decatur, Illinois. Alexis, who was born while Ceci was serving a 54-month sentence for burglary, lives with her mother at the prison, part of the Moms with Babies program at the minimum security facility. The program allows incarcerated women to keep their newborn babies with them for up to two years while serving their sentence. The program boasts a zero percent recidivism rate compared to the statewide rate of 51.3 percent. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)