Maddie Ames
ReporterMaddie Ames is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a member of the journalism class that produced the series Nebraska Behind Bars.
Maddie is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska.
For questions about this story, contact Prof. Chris Graves or Prof. Linda White.
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Mother-baby bonding is crucial to a child’s development and leads to decreased recidivism rates, according to research. But prison nurseries aren't the ideal place to grow up. In Nebraska, the nurseries are rarely used.
