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At Bedford Hills Prison, Parenting May Come With A Price
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- At a state prison in Bedford Hills, moms and their babies are both behind bars, according to a report by lohud.com.
Responses throughout the years to the set-up at the maximum-security Bedford Hills Correctional Facility have been mixed, with some saying it allows mother and baby to bond, while others say it could be damaging to the children, the lohud.com report said.
In most prisons, babies born while their moms are locked up have to be given to a relative or foster care, the lohud.com story said.
At Bedford Hills, which has had a nursery since 1901, women can be d…
Fugitive, Caught In Sherman After 48 Years On Run, Hospitalized
SHERMAN, Conn. -- A Sherman man who escaped from a Georgia prison nearly 50 years ago is too ill to finish his 17-year sentence behind bars, his lawyer told authorities, according to a fox61.com report.
Robert Stackowitz, 71, was captured by U.S. marshals earlier this month at his home in Sherman.
He had been on the lam since Aug. 22, 1968, when he fled the infirmary at the Carroll County Prison Work Camp in Carrolton, Ga.
He was 22 years old and was serving time for armed robbery.
Stackowitz had been living in Sherman since he broke out, and even had a driver’s license in his own name.
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