Christina Simons

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THE GUARDIAN - Babies Behind Bars : the Honduran prison where children live with their mothers
Location: Australia
Nationality: Icelandic / American
Biography: Christina Simons is an award winning international documentary photographer focused on humanitarian issues and cultural diversity. Her work has been exhibited throughout Australia, the United States, England, Russia, Mexico and all throughout... MORE
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THE GUARDIAN - Babies Behind Bars : the Honduran prison where children live with their mothers
christina simons
Feb 14, 2018
Location: Tamara, Honduras
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Babies behind bars: the Honduran prison where children live with their mothers – in pictures


There is only one prison in Honduras that holds only women. The Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social, based in Tamara, 40km from the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, holds 700 female prisoners and is the only facility in the country where infants can live with their mothers. The prison is home to 49 children, and six more babies on the way


Babies behind bars: the Honduran prison where children live with their mothers - in pictures
The Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social in Tamara holds 700 women. It is the only prison in Honduras where infants can live with their mothers. There is only one prison in Honduras that holds only women. The Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social, based in Tamara, 40km from the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, holds 700 female prisoners and is the only facility in the country where infants can live with their mothers. The prison is home to 49 children, and six more babies on the way

Photographs by Christina Simons. Text by Alex Elliott




Babies behind bars: the Honduran prison where children live with their mothers – in pictures
The Penitenciaria Nacional Femenina de Adaptación Social in Tamara holds 700 women. It is the only prison in Honduras where infants can live with their mothers
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