Parenting Behind Bars

Parenting Behind Bars

From The Political Orphanage by Andrew Heaton

March 25, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 624

About this episode

This episode explores the challenges of parenting while incarcerated, featuring an interview with a resident of a women's prison.

How hard is it to raise kids when you're inside a penitentiary? How do you maintain relationships in general? In this episode, Part III of Prison Week, we head to the Maine Correctional Center's Women Prison to interview a resident. SUPPORT THE SHOW! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton www.thepoliticalorphanage.com

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Heaton

Guest: resident of Maine Correctional Center

Topics covered

  • parenting
  • prison
  • relationships
  • women in prison
  • interviews
  • family

Keywords

  • parenting
  • prison
  • incarceration
  • relationships
  • women
  • Maine Correctional Center
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Maine Correctional Center, Maine

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