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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
‘Why must I give up my child? I hurt every second of the day’: Harrowing images reveal pain of convict mothers who give birth behind bars only to see their newborns taken away just hours later
Laura Strange, 25, is incarcerated at Valley State Prison, California
Mother-of-two is serving a two year sentence for drugs charges
Newborn daughter taken away just two hours after she gave birth
Strange says being without the infant hurts 'every second of the day'
Photographer Mark Johnson given access to expectant mothers at jail
He captured on camera the struggle of pregnancy, giving birth and motherhood behind bars
The prison hospital delivers on average 340 babies each year
There is not enough space on the mother and baby programs for them all to stay together
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