Co-housing for incarcerated mothers and infants
2006–ongoing
Verified 21 May 2026 · Data dated 21 May 2026
Fresh · 8d ago
Colombia permits children up to age three to live with their incarcerated mothers in specialised wings of women's prisons, with creche facilities, paediatric health care, and family-visit programmes.
Outcomes
Around 100-150 children co-resident at any given time. Model adopted in part because pre-existing law had no provision for separating infants from breastfeeding mothers without independent caregiver placement.
Last verified 21 May 2026. This is editorial; we hand-curate this section. Spotted an error? Submit a correction.