Two questions- on the second question, there are some data that…
QuestionAnswered step-by-stepTwo questions- on the second question, there are some data that…Two questions- on the second question, there are some data that needs to be reviewed before answering. 1. Massachusetts currently does not have prison nursery programs. If you were tasked with creating a law regarding prison nurseries in Massachusetts, what would it look like? Would you outlaw them or allow them? If you would outlaw them, explain your reasoning. If you allowed them, which country’s policies would you choose as model legislation for Massachusetts? Explain your answer. 2. View the Babies & Children in Prison – Age Limits & Policies Around the World article. Which, if any, of these country’s policies surprised you and why? The information below is for question second. Quaker United Nations Office BABIES AND CHILDREN LIVING IN PRISON: AGE LIMITS AND POLICIES AROUND THE WORLD The Quaker United Nations Office (Geneva) represents the Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers) which is an NGO in General Consultative Status with ECOSOC. It has worked on issues related to children of prisoners since 2005, as part of its wider work on women in prison and children of prisoners. Details of our work and our other publications can be found at www.quno.org. This submission is a simple table detailing, to the best of our knowledge, the policies in different States regarding children living in prison with an imprisoned parent. It covers only those States for which we have information, and focuses on the policies of States, not how they are put into practice. It does not go into the detail of the conditions in which children live in prison, though an accompanying submission (Babies and children living in prison: Policy and practice in UN Member States) covers this. Unless otherwise stated, States only allow children to live in prison with a mother. The information given here was gathered over several years from various sources, some of which may be more reliable than others and which may not reflect current policy or practice. We welcome any additions, corrections or amendments about the States detailed below, as well as information from or about the policy and practice in other States. QUNO can be contacted using the details above. State Limit for children living in prison Additional information Date information collected Source Afghanistan 5 years 2010 BBC Newsnight Argentina 4 years 2010 Personal communication with Argentinian NGO Australia 1-6 years, depending on state In all states chief executive has considerable discretion to act in child’s best interests 2000 APCCA Austria 2 years, extendible to 3 years Extendible by prison director if remaining sentence is less than a year 2011 Response to 2011 survey Bangladesh 4 years, extendible to 6 years Extendible with permission of superintendent 2003 OMCT Belgium 2 years 2000 Eurochips website Brazil 6 months to 7 years, depending on state 2010 Personal communication, Brazilian prison official Brunei (Daressalem) 3 years 2000 CRC/C/61/Add.5, para. 132 Bulgaria 1 year, extendible to 3 years Extendible if no suitable outside carers Undated PRI Women in Prison handbook Burkina Faso 2 years Pregnant women may not be executed 2006 ACRWC Burundi 2 years Undated QUNO folder Colombia 3 years 2011 Response to 2011 survey Cambodia 6 years 2011 LICADHO Canada 4 years full-time, 6 years part-time (federal system) Part-time living in prison is during holidays and weekends 2011 Response to 2011 survey Chile 2 years 2008 Children Imprisoned by Circumstance China Not 2010 (2000 Personal permitted (3 years in Hong Kong) for Hong Kong) communication, Chinese justice official (for mainland); APCCA (for Hong Kong) Croatia 3 years 2010 Eurochips email Cuba 1 year (possibly more) Mothers can breastfeed until 1 year 2010 UPR Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 year 1994 Prison Conditions in Zaire Denmark 3 years Children may stay with fathers as well as mothers 2007 QCEA Ecuador 3 years 2011 Response to 2011 survey Egypt 2 years 2008 Children Imprisoned by Circumstance Eritrea No upper limit Undated Faniel Soloman LLB essay Estonia 4 years, extendible to 5 years 2011 Response to 2011 survey Fiji 6 years 2011 Email from Penal Reform International Finland 2 years, extendible to 3 years Extendible to 3 years if child’s best interests ‘indispensably require it’; children may stay with fathers as well as mothers 2011 Response to 2011 survey France 18 months, extendible to 2 years 2006 Children of Imprisoned Parents Germany Below school age Usually leave by 3 years 2011 Response to 2011 survey Ghana 2 years or when weaned Medical officer determines if child weaned 2011 Response to 2011 survey Greece 2 years Undated Eurochips website Hungary 1 year 2011 Response to 2011 survey Iceland 18 2011 Response to 2011 months the norm survey India 6 years 2008 Children Imprisoned by Circumstance Indonesia 2 years 2000 APCCA Ireland (Republic of) 3 years Undated Eurochips website Israel 2 years 2010 Personal communication, Israeli Ministry of Justice official Italy 6 years Pregnant women should not be imprisoned 2011 agi.it website, COPING DoW PsychologySocial ScienceSocial PsychologyPSY 222Share Question


