ArticlesRobin F Hansen
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Non-FictionOne incarcerated woman’s experience illuminates legal and theoretical issues
Robin Hansen already knew that in most legal jurisdictions in Canada, a child born to an incarcerated woman is automatically separated from their mother at birth. However, this really hit home when in 2016 she received a phone call from “Jacquie,” an Indigenous woman serving a custodial prison sentence who was weeks away from giving birth.
