Record numbers of women are giving birth in prison - with the figures doubling in the past four years.
In 2005 there were three babies born to women in HMP Cornton Vale, rising to five the following year and then seven last year.
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Anger as number of babies born in prison at record high
Exclusive: Record numbers of women are giving birth in prison � with the figures doubling in the past four years. Reformers and charities have demanded women should be locked up only in extreme circumstances, saying that keeping mothers and young babies in prison can harm children.
