article_snippet: For those not so lucky and who do not have family who can step in, a host family is provided.
article_snippet: a host family are put on standby ahead of birth and wait for a call from prison officials telling a host family when a host family are needed.
article_snippet: a host family can then care for the newborn for as little as a couple of weeks to as long as a couple of years, depending how much of the sentence is left to run.