"Keeping incarcerated mothers and babies together in jail has multiple physical and social health benefits for the pair, a prison doctor testified Monday....
"Two former inmates are challenging the B.C. government's decision to cancel the mother-baby program at Maple Ridge's Alouette Correctional Centre for Women in 2008, saying it violated their charter rights.
"Martin was one of the physicians who treated inmates, including those who participated in the program, at the provincial institution. In a report submitted as evidence on Monday, Martin wrote about the advantages of allowing babies to remain with their mothers....
"Martin's report also referred to the success of other mother-baby programs, such as ones that exist in the United States...."
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