Nearly all of them will have been taken out of a family home and will now be living with relatives or friends. Seven hundred will be in care or adopted. Sadly, many will be unable to contact their mother due to difficulties they face just visiting a prison or speaking to her on the phone.
How does a young person see their mother in prison on Mother's Day? First, they would need to find an adult to accompany them on the visit. Prison rules say young people must be with an adult - even to see their own mother.
They would then need to call the prison to book the visit. Unfortunately the booking lines are often poorly staffed and open at inconvenient times, meaning it can take hours - or in some cases days - to get through to the prison.
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