Charlotte Observer
Raleigh, May 29—An 8-pound boy was born in State’s prison today to Ellen Carpenter, white woman, committed a week ago from Macon County. The mother and child ae being cared for in a specially equipped room in the woman’s ward. Prison authorities announced that as soon as it was possible to take the child from its mother, probably in two months, it will be turned over to welfare officials to be placed in a home. The mother may claim him after serving her prison term.
It was the first child to be born in the prison, and officials were at a loss to understand the circumstances under which the woman was committed, in view of her condition at the time. No request was made of the governor by anyone in Macon County for a respite. She is under sentence of a year for running a disorderly house.
Editor’s Note: Prison officials were at a loss to understand why local authorities didn’t wait until after the prisoner gave birth before sending her to Central Prison in Raleigh as male prisoners are allowed respite to care for sick relatives, be at a father’s side as he was dying, even finish getting in the season’s crops. If you look, you can find a delay in serving sentences for such reasons in the stories in this blog.
From page 5 of The Franklin Press, Friday, June 4, 1926
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