Did I see that one nanny had gotten 36 years for selling drugs?! Jesus Christ. I've personally seen murderers get less sentences.

This is so heartbreaking to watch. Being nearly 8 months pregnant, I couldn't imagine having to give my baby up right after she's born. Hopefully these moms rehabilitate themselves and learn to grow and change for their babies. This program is really neat.

Jeez that woman who wasnt allowed into the program because she fought someone when she was ten...

its scary to see the women who sold/did drugs or prostitution get wayyyy more time than sexual predators/assaulters. i think this program is amazing, its actually rehabilitating them and not just punishing them. it will motivate them to become better people for their children

I feel sorry for the girl who got pregnant at 11.

I think this one is a no-brainer if mom is capable of caring for a baby. I think keeping the baby is not meant to be a reward for mom, but rather a chance to give baby a shot at a normal life.

For anyone curious, Donna did eventually secure a spot in the baby dorm after the accusation of violence was dropped. I just finished watching part 2.

I see a lot of comments talking about mothers but let's not miss the point here: when the mothers are rejected for the nursery its the baby who looses. The first years of the babies are key for their adult mental health and THEY deserve and need to stablish a safe attachment with them, no matter what record their mothers have as long as they are psychologically able to meet their needs.

Can I just have a moment of silence for the poor woman that had twins at 11 years old!! I'm sorry all the adults in her life failed her over n over again.

6 children and pregnant again in prison, those poor children!

Donna deserves it WAAAY more than the one with 8 pregnancies and a drug issue 🤦🏻‍♀️ when you know the person had several kids taken away from her HOW can you still support her???

6 kids , 3 in prison !!😱 put the woman on birth control!

I hope the woman with 8 kids stops having children. That said, I think this programme is excellent and making the best of the situation. The child is the most important person and it is a critical and primitive need to have that physical and emotional bond with your biological mother. Granted they are not a threat to the child, the mother should have that access. It also creates a tangible incentive to inspire these woman to not re offend and create a better life, when they finish their sentence.

I thinks its amazing that some women get to keep their babys. Like sometimes it takes a real like waking up call like having a baby, to get a person to turn around and see that they need to change.

Oh. Poor Donna. I feel so bad.. separated from the love of her life and her baby... 🥺

I feel like Donna should have been accepted not Bobby :l

I love that the Wee Ones program focuses on motherhood as a means of rehabilitation for the imprisoned women. Some people think prisons are just about punishment, but they would better serve us all if they actively worked to rehabilitate and help the people within their walls.

the fact that a woman chopped her baby up and fed it to her husband makes me wanna vomit and i just cant imagine what the husband felt when he found out he ate his child im gagging i feel sick to my stomach 🤢🤮😷🤧

the fact that they have to give up the babies 24 hours after they are born is just disgusting. there should be a program where relatives keep them for those that have them and they must bring them every day to be breastfed and held by the mother or, if someone doesn't have close family avaiable, there should be caregivers for that. if we're talking about short sentences, you're supposed to do everything you can to give these babies everything possible to live normal lives. 24 hours is ridiculous.

As a tax payer .....I d pay for this with proper supervision after release....let’s invest in our people and turn them in the right direction

Wait, One lady chopped up her baby The cooked it fed to her husband, I say 95 years in prison Edit: I did not expect almost 1k likes for being stupid

I hope those babies get a chance to be different!

When I was younger and worked as a journalist, we had a special article about mothers in prison. My country allows it, but the mothers have to go through vigorous psychological testing. A lot of the interviewed mothers were very sweet. We have programs to train prisoners for work once they leave prison, mothers would delegate their times between classes and caring for their children. The children had playground and daycare and honestly, if not for the bars on the cell doors, it didn't feel like a prison. When the child turns a certain age (6, I think, this was over 10 years ago, I could be wrong), the child has to leave the prison and go to either family members of foster care. The child will then get visitation with the mother until the mother is released (not sure if this was compulsory but all moms say it's usually followed unless someone is sick). I honestly think it was a great program for those mothers. It gives the mothers something to strive for, it gives the children a chance to know the mothers and for everyone else, it gives them a sense of community cuz what better way to bring women together than to care for a child?

Bobby, the second he mentioned recovery you started to argue against it. That says it all.

The US Prison system is a nightmare. They mistreat so many people, gender irrelevant. Its heartbreaking. We need to focus on rehabilitation instead of just blind punishment.

I find that disgusting they chain the women to the bed when giving birth how is she gonna get up and walk away? There’s no need for those chains at all!

DID SHE SAY WHEN I WAS 11 I GOT PREGNANT!?

I was in treatment with my baby for 6 months! Year later were doing great!

The pain and trauma of being separated from your baby could do immeasurable amounts of damage!! This is a second chance and a bit of grace that can go a LONG WAY!!❤️❤️❤️

I think that yes, babies should be allowed to be with their mother's in prison in certain circumstances. Of course, if someone has committed a crime that threaten's the babies' life, then I don't believe they should be able to keep their child. However, people say that having children really changes their life and makes them a better human, so I think there are benefits to keeping your child.

We allow this in Canada, women federal prison is like camp cheesecake. They have houses (in some) some are designated for moms and babies, with fenced yard and swings etc. They can keep them until age 4. Most choose not to and are usually given to relatives to take care of (worked at a camp cheesecake). They prefer conjul visits with their children (weekend in a separate house with family member), approved but only a few a year and they must pay for all the food required. We believe in rehabilitation, not just incarceration as a punishment. Many are moms and do grieve not being with their children. A woman does more time for the same crime than a man, but they have it much easier (system discriminates).

Just because the mothers are being punished doesnt mean the babies have to as well! This program is wonderful!

"'if your pregnant and in prison, you pretty much gotta feel like you failed *something* really badly."

Induction and c-section dates are kept from the pregnant prisoners? Um...how much escape risk is a full term pregnant woman really? Also, does this mean they have absolutely no say in how they give birth? Smh

This just made me so emotional from beginning to end. I have a 6 month old and couldn't imagine being without her. May God comfort these woman who had to give there babies up and strengthen the mothers who have there children to become even better Mothers

Why does that woman who had 8 not have surgery!! Those poor babies littered all over! But this program is a lovely idea! At least it gives those babies a chance at a decent start and to bond with their moms

Can't feel sorry for these women who are having their 5th, 6th, 7th and so on.....and they have no plan or person to care for their babies...I'm just speechless. I have never been in their position, but once you become a parent, well that child is all that matters...GROW UP

Imagine being one of the six children that she didn't keep and seeing this.

Wouldn't it be better and cheaper to just have social programs where they're not incarcerated and given a debilitating record? I mean nonviolent offences do they need to be locked up? America is out of control with money making prisons!

I had no idea that the Amish fostered and adopted babies. Wow! What great people.

I think that having their child with them will give them motivation to not do bad things again and and hope that they can continue with their life even thought they had been in prison. 😊

11:30 THAT MOMENT WAS SO FREAKING CUTE I JUST CANT

HOW DID THEY GIVE THE SPORT TO BOBBY INSTEAD OF DONNA???????? HOW ???

I think we may need more places like this Around the US! Maybe a little bit bigger for a few more mom’s. I am glad they have rules. It may not be safe for some to be around the moms or babies.

can we talk about how pretty donna is? 😫

4.38 Likely 18 months jail for stealing a low-value item. Why don't low-value thieves just get home detention or a lighter sentence?

I think that being able to be with your baby 24/7 is the best recovery therapy..it makes a Mother see that there is more to life and more to live for other than drugs, and the streets. It can also show these Mothers they are worth more than they realize..and hopefully..they will get their life together and thrive successfully. I think this program is a good thing.

Not a bad mother just makes bad choices???? You aren’t even a mother if FIVE child have been taken away 😡

I really think Donna should’ve been accepted into the nursery instead of Bobbi

I don’t think it’s fair to have to give up your child. Ok sure you made a bad decision.But it is your child. It’s like being forced to have an abortion when you want to keep the child. This isn’t fair. You should be able to keep your child.

This is such a blessing what you guys are doing for those mothers because if anything in the world can turn them around its little babies .. God bless everyone . your all amazing .

They should make a prison for pregnant woman that seem capable of taking care if they’re children There is no love stronger than a mother’s love for her child (sometimes😔)

Born Behind Bars is all about the mothers in the Wee Ones program. All 10 episodes are on YT. Stumbled upon it and it was very emotional.

i think donna really deserves to keep her child

did one of the prisoners got pregnet at 11

Why was that lady who has 8 kids super creepy when she said “they aren’t super religious, I mean everybody goes to church on Sunday..... don’t they”

I think this is such a testiment of motherhood and the power of human love. Despite all the mistake and shortcomings these women have, the love the have for their child is inspiring. Like, they may not be the best parents, but I can at least appreciate that these women want to do what they can for their child in this limited atmosphere.

Donna, you are going to be the most wonderful mother ❤️

This is really a blessing for the baby and mom including society, when being released back into community. Your children need you!

I love the program but what I hate most is the fact that 24 is just not right that is just horrid they could have at least give 4 days or a week

This is a magnificent program! This is true rehabilitation :)

Good for these mom's. It's way better for the bonding experience between mother/baby. Of course. 🍼🤱👶

This might be the push that helps the mothers turn their lives around. People forget too, that mom is the only thing these babies know. Babies who are separated from their mothers still struggle with it. Even if they've been placed with a loving, wonderful family. Its a difficult adjustment for the baby. And, as a mother myself, I know that being separated from my newborn would have sent me into a spiral that I don't know if I would have been able to rise out of. I'm so thankful that I've never been in this situation.

This is a great program!..a Journey to a new beginnings! ❤

I believe this program is amazing❤every woman there should be able to have a chance to better them selves to have a good life after they LEAVE, bless them all an the program🙏

I cried when they said she wasn't accepted. I literal cried

This is a wonderful program!

Umm...that bobby woman is so damn fake😑

wow didn't even know such a program exists. This is great.

This is so heartbreaking to watch but I think that the baby ones helps them become better people

I feel like if they don't have a charge for abuse, neglect or anything similar they should be able to considering they go threw so much pain to birth them. They might even gain the ability to overcome their problems because of it.

to the people who are judging these poor women remember, yes they have done something bad but no mother should have to experience their child being taken away. and most of them are taking care of their children better than some mothers ever will.

I must admit that the parents of the child she got in a fight with must have been extremely stuck up to press charges against a 10yr old. 23:40

I honestly think that it's degrading a woman if she gives birth and is in shackles. Yes they're in prison for a crime they committed. But please let these women give birth unshackled. Where is she gonna run to anyway? She's in labor. She won't try to run away. Let the female officer stay in the room with the mother. I've known officers that have witnessed a birth and afterwards they've gone through a change. It changes things. So please, let these women labor without shackles!

Wow this program is amazing 🤩 it’s so sad and touching these stories are 😢

I pray this program spreads across the country.

This is amazing. This gives me hope more states will push more for rehabilitation for both woman AND men because change is possible if people are offered the tools they never had. so many people don’t have a chance from day 1, this is giving them that bless the people who fought for this!!!!!

I feel like the wee baby program is not only good for those mothers but for the police too their human too and you could see the babies cheer them up!

I love this programme. Its a lovely idea.

I love this initiative

Idk why this show is making me so emotional.😢

Donna is so sweet she deserves the baby 👶😘🍼🌸

Wow! Danna has a big heart filled with love. I am praying for you Danna ❤❤❤

bless rebeccas soul, she’s so beautiful and wholesome ❤️

I think that's nice... keeping their babies that's so beautiful because no one can judge your situation, until they can walk in your shoes. Thank God for mercy some people need it...

i thought the title read "these immates were allowed to keep their BARBIES" i was so confused and when i started watching it i'm like wut, so where are the barbies XD but then it hit me lmfao

"It's strange to hear people talk about the boyfriend and the baby's father, like they're not the same person. It's just strange." She clearly hasn't adapted to the new age.

This really teared me up

I was in Marksville Prison and they also have that program and the lady that one girl that cooked her baby and fed it 2 her husband was in Marysville 2 and I was in there with her and although the baby's are in prison with their mom's the rest of the general population are kept away from them and I think it's a good program because the baby's really need to be able to bond with their mom's

As long as they aren't doing wrong to children when they come in then good for them

Unpopular opinion: I hope Bobbie succeeded this time for herself & for her baby. I hope she took this opportunity to move forward for a positive life from that point on. I think the program should take place everywhere.

Wee ones is the BEST program I've ever heard of for a prision program

I love Donna. May God be with her🙏

Like=Donna gets to keep her baby

A lady:" I heard a mom cooked her baby and made it stew and fed it to her husband." Me: I really didn't want to hear that.

I love this program it’s a really cool way of them realizing and trying to work to get out of prison instead of making more riots and their figuring out how to get their life together and better themselves for their banies

Awwww i feel like this teaches the women to take care of babies and get a new life

They need more programs like that, around America. As well as expanding it.

I kinda wish donna shud have keep her baby instead of the 8 pregnancy one.🙂

Some people are so broken, they break others; especially their children, which is truly sad.