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Content: What are some of the problems encountered by female prisoners in maintaining contact with their children? The distance of prisons from homes, intermittent telephone privileges, and unnatural visiting environment. How are children cared for while their mothers are incarcerated? Children are either with relatives or in foster care. Why are prison programs important from the standpoint of prison administrators? Programs keep prisoners busy and reduce security problems. How are inmates assigned to progress? Classification by a committee according to the needs of the inmate or of the institution. Why have legislatures and the general public have been so critical of education and rehabilitative programs in prisons? They are though to "coddle" prisoners and give them resources not available to law-abding citizens.