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The French mothers raising babies in prison

Prisoners in France have the right to chose to bring their young baby with them to prison

In a fenced courtyard, prisoner Sandrine bounces her 10 month-old baby on her lap, a break from the small cell they both share.

She is one of five young mothers and a pregnant woman at Baumettes women's prison in Marseille, southern France, who have chosen to serve their sentences with their babies alongside them.

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