ACLU of Illinois: Breastfeeding Mother's Experience Leads Illinois Department of Corrections to Change Policies
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release:
Inmates and visitors at Logan Correctional Center now will be allowed to breastfeed their infants during family visits, after a recently-released mother raised concerns about a previous ban at the facility.
Emily French gave birth to her son in February 2019 while serving an approximately seven-month sentence at Logan Correctional Facility in Lincoln. Ms. Fren . . .
Inmates and visitors at Logan Correctional Center now will be allowed to breastfeed their infants during family visits, after a recently-released mother raised concerns about a previous ban at the facility.
Emily French gave birth to her son in February 2019 while serving an approximately seven-month sentence at Logan Correctional Facility in Lincoln. Ms. Fren . . .