Convicted Mother Allowed To Raise Baby In Prison
Doesn't seem fair for the kid .. starts life behind bars ....
Prince George, British Columbia (AHN) - A woman convicted of murder was given permission to take her infant daughter to prison with her, enabling her to look after the baby during her four-year sentence.
Imprisoned for fatally shooting her common-law husband in their Prince George home back in 2006, Lisa Anne Whitford, 37, gave birth to her baby last March, while she was being held in custody.
The four-year sentence was officially handed to her Wednesday, in a court proceeding, which Whitford attended via video, according to The Globe and Mail, as she was serving her sentence at the Alouette River Correctional Centre for Women.
Dave Lefebvre, a Correctional Service of Canada spokesperson, noted that while he was aware of a program that allowed for Whitford's situation, it was the first time that he had encountered a woman taking her child with her as she served her prison sentence.
Whitford was allowed to serve most of her sentence at the Fraser Valley Institution mother-child program.
"This policy to accommodate is only for inmates who give birth while in custody," said Lisa Lapointe, the spokesperson for the corrections facility. "Women offenders who already have children before sentencing are not admitted with them into the Alouette facility."
The UPI reported that aside from her sentence, Whitford was to never again own any form of firearms or ammunition.
Prince George, British Columbia (AHN) - A woman convicted of murder was given permission to take her infant daughter to prison with her, enabling her to look after the baby during her four-year sentence.
Imprisoned for fatally shooting her common-law husband in their Prince George home back in 2006, Lisa Anne Whitford, 37, gave birth to her baby last March, while she was being held in custody.
The four-year sentence was officially handed to her Wednesday, in a court proceeding, which Whitford attended via video, according to The Globe and Mail, as she was serving her sentence at the Alouette River Correctional Centre for Women.
Dave Lefebvre, a Correctional Service of Canada spokesperson, noted that while he was aware of a program that allowed for Whitford's situation, it was the first time that he had encountered a woman taking her child with her as she served her prison sentence.
Whitford was allowed to serve most of her sentence at the Fraser Valley Institution mother-child program.
"This policy to accommodate is only for inmates who give birth while in custody," said Lisa Lapointe, the spokesperson for the corrections facility. "Women offenders who already have children before sentencing are not admitted with them into the Alouette facility."
The UPI reported that aside from her sentence, Whitford was to never again own any form of firearms or ammunition.
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