Anyák és gyermekeik – Élet a rácsok mögött

Abstract

In the last couple of years, the proportion of the female prisoners within the prison population has been on the rise. There is a special part of this issue, namely those women who become incarcerated while pregnant and later give birth to their child or children within a prison facility. The goal of my research was to present the everyday lives of mothers and infants placed within the mother&child prison nursery section and provide brief depiction of their environment and the reintegrating proceedings and activities they undergo. First, I analyze the term of reintegration and its seven fundamental principles and then briefly address the topic of female prisoners. I conclude my essay by providing a summary of the current situation of the convicted female prisoners living within this prison nursery section based on interviews with female prisoners and conversations with professionals working for the Hungarian Prison Service.