About this season
Katie Piper travels across America visiting prisons and jails with very different approaches to pregnancy and motherhood behind bars.
Episodes (5)
1. Episode 1
Aired 21 June 2023 • 43 min
Katie visits Cobb County Jail in Georgia and meets pregnant women who face being separated from their babies just hours after giving birth.
2. Episode 2
Aired 28 June 2023 • 44 min
Katie heads to a facility in Texas to visit pregnant women and mothers struggling with drug addiction.
3. Episode 3
Aired 5 July 2023
Katie 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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 12 July 2023
Katie 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.
5. Episode 5
Aired 19 July 2023
Katie 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.