map of the united states showing that only 11 state prison systems and the federal Bureau of Prisons have prison nursery programs

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Maternal Healthcare and Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in Prison, 2023. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in New data on pregnancy prevalence, outcomes, and programs in prisons are welcome additions, but raise new questions.

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