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Illinois Prison Program Guides New Mothers
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) -- Prison officials are touting a Decatur Correctional Center program that allows female inmates to keep their babies with them in prison.

Illinois Department of Corrections Director Michael Randle says the program curbs the number of inmates returning to prison.

He says of the 25 offenders that have gone through the program, none have returned to prison.

That includes 21-year-old Sylvia Martinez who served time for drugs charges. Her daughter is now 2 years old.

Prison officials say the program is designed to serve women who will be released by the time their children reach 2 years old.

The program is in its third year and took seven years to develop.

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