Prison Adoptee
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I was born to an incarcerated mother. Many adoptees like me—especially those whose mothers were labeled 'juvenile delinquents'—remain unaware of their carceral birth because youth protection laws prevent disclosure.
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However, the report did not examine other ethnicities in maternity homes, nor separated, deserted, widowed, or divorced individuals (now considered unmarried parents) whose children were forcibly adopted, whether in or out of maternity homes. 3/5
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
However, the report did not examine other ethnicities in maternity homes, nor separated, deserted, widowed, or divorced individuals (now considered unmarried parents) whose children were forcibly adopted, whether in or out of maternity homes. 3/5
The Senate report (The Shame is Ours) specifically focuses on white, unwed mothers in maternity homes — institutions where mothers went to have their babies adopted.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The Senate report (The Shame is Ours) specifically focuses on white, unwed mothers in maternity homes — institutions where mothers went to have their babies adopted.
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Disgusting. What home was your mother in do you know?
October 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Disgusting. What home was your mother in do you know?
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October 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🥚VIRTUAL - Finding Your Voice: From Personal Journey to Shared Experience with Deborah Jiang-Stein
Monday, October 13, 2025
8:00 pm9:00 pm
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This lack of transparency fosters the false impression that their mothers entered maternity homes voluntarily—thereby obscuring the structural realities of criminalization, coercion, and systemic denial that shaped these adoptions.
This lack of transparency fosters the false impression that their mothers entered maternity homes voluntarily—thereby obscuring the structural realities of criminalization, coercion, and systemic denial that shaped these adoptions.
September 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
4/5
This lack of transparency fosters the false impression that their mothers entered maternity homes voluntarily—thereby obscuring the structural realities of criminalization, coercion, and systemic denial that shaped these adoptions.
This lack of transparency fosters the false impression that their mothers entered maternity homes voluntarily—thereby obscuring the structural realities of criminalization, coercion, and systemic denial that shaped these adoptions.
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Many adoptees remain unaware of the carceral conditions surrounding their births, because the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) restricts the disclosure of information related to their mothers’ criminalization.
Many adoptees remain unaware of the carceral conditions surrounding their births, because the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) restricts the disclosure of information related to their mothers’ criminalization.
September 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
3/5
Many adoptees remain unaware of the carceral conditions surrounding their births, because the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) restricts the disclosure of information related to their mothers’ criminalization.
Many adoptees remain unaware of the carceral conditions surrounding their births, because the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) restricts the disclosure of information related to their mothers’ criminalization.