Women's Eastern Correctional Center opens nursery for inmate mothers

Women's Eastern Correctional Center opens nursery for inmate mothers

ST,. LOUIS - A nursery is set to open at the Women's Eastern Correctional Center this week. The new law is an initiative to keep incarcerated mothers with their babies. The nursery will be able to serve up to 14 mothers and their babies. The program gives them the chance to bond with their child for up to 18 months, rather than have them separated at birth. Collinsville woman’s death a murder-for-hire: Police The nursery opens Thursday and…

Incubating Hope: New Missouri prison nursery program helps incarcerated moms bond with their babies – Newstalk KZRG

VANDALIA, MISSOURI – Select residents who are expectant mothers at Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia, Missouri, will begin welcoming their newborns to a newly completed nursery as soon as February. Thanks to bipartisan legislation passed in 2022 by the Missouri General Assembly and signed by former Missouri Governor Mike Parson, a WERDCC housing unit wing has been remodeled and furnished to includ…

Correctional center in Vandalia launches program for moms and babies

The Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center (WERDCC) in Vandalia, Missouri, will begin welcoming newborns to a newly completed nursery starting this February. The program, designed for select residents who are expectant mothers, aims to foster strong bonds between mothers and their babies while providing a supportive environment. This initiative stems from bipartisan legislation […] The post Correctional center in Vandalia …