Inside Rikers Island doula program and how it’s supporting vulnerable women in need.
Four years after NYC Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal pushed for doula care in jails, the Rikers Island Doula Program is in full effect, giving pregnant inmates support and a voice behind bars.
“This program makes me feel like I have more of a voice with my last two kids,” Grace Pipkin, a 23-year-old mother of two who’s expecting her third child while serving time in Rikers, told Essence…