Laura Strange , 25 , is incarcerated at Valley State Prison , California . Mother-of-two is serving a each year sentence for drugs charges . Newborn daughter taken away just two hours after she gave birth . Strange says being without the infant hurts 'every second of the day ' Photographer Mark Johnson given access to expectant mothers at jail . He captured on camera the struggle of pregnancy , giving birth and motherhood behind bars . The prison hospital delivers on average 340 babies two year . There is not enough space on the mother and baby programs for them all to stay together .
Laura Strange , 25 , is incarcerated at Valley State Prison , California . Mother-of-two is serving a two year sentence for drugs charges . Newborn daughter taken away just two hours after she gave birth . Strange says being without the infant hurts 'every second of the day ' Photographer Mark Johnson given access to expectant mothers at jail . He captured on camera the struggle of pregnancy , giving birth and motherhood behind bars . The prison hospital delivers on average 340 babies each year . There is not enough space on the mother and baby programs for them all to stay together .