Katie Piper's Jailhouse Mums (2023)
Katie Piper travels across America visiting prisons and jails with very different approaches to pregnancy and motherhood behind bars.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2023-06-21Katie visits Cobb County Jail in Georgia and meets pregnant women who face being separated from their babies just hours after giving birth.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2023-06-28Katie heads to a facility in Texas to visit pregnant women and mothers struggling with drug addiction.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2023-07-05Katie travels to the American Bible Belt where around three quarters of adults identify as Christian, and visits a faith-based alternative to jail that supports pregnant women and mothers.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2023-07-12Katie travels to Illinois, where 1 in 20 children have a parent who's locked up. She visits Decatur Prison, a facility that allows mothers to keep their babies with them behind bars.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2023-07-19Katie travels to Chicago where 8 in 10 women locked up are mothers. Learn about a sheriff keeping pregnant women out of jail and a programme keeping imprisoned women in touch with their kids.