Mothers of Bedford

Eighty percent of women in US prisons today are mothers of schoolage children Filmmaker Jenifer McShane spent four years visiting Bedford Hills and following the women and their families A mother herself Jenifer was drawn to the universal themes of motherhood and the staggering power of the motherchild relationship In all walks of life mother and child care for each other As we watch the mothers inside Bedford trying to become their better selves we see parts of our own selves and that gives us all hope