The 10th Anniversary FreeHer March and Rally Returns to Washington, D.C.

150,000 Incarcerated Mothers Await Release on Mother’s Day: Advocates Demand Immediate Clemency

BOSTON, March 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — This Mother’s Day, while families celebrate, 150,000 incarcerated mothers will face separation from their children unless the Biden administration and state governors take urgent action. In response, The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls (The National Council), alongside national allies and organizations in the fight against the incarceration of women and girls and mass incarceration will lead a march and rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., under the banner “Bring Moms Home for Mother’s Day.”