She gave birth, twice, in prison. We were there to witness the reunion with her kids.

Dec 24 2022 by Business Insider

 
Rick, Kelly, and baby Silas at the San Antonio airport on Jan. 20, 2022, the day of Kelly's release.

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Despite a wave of reforms, babies born in prison can still be taken from their mothers. The negative impacts can be dramatic and long-lasting.

Silas was taken from his mother's arms soon after he was born, in October 2021. The same was true for his older brother Kaleb, who came into the world in 2009, just after their mother was imprisoned for a nonviolent drug offense.

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