Prison Doula Project

Only two states have currently passed laws that protect female prisoners' rights by prohibiting guards from shackling their ankles during labor, delivery, and transport to and from the medical facility.  All other states (including NC) allow SHACKLED BIRTH!

The "Peace Tree Prison Doulas" are group of volunteer doulas who wish to serve incarcerated women in  North Carolina penitentaries. We are working to offer two main services to these women; each week we will facilitate a pregnancy, labor and postpartum discussion group based on the womens'  interests and needs, as well as provide continuous birth doula support, when these women go into labor.  After delivery, we will provide continuous postpartum counseling and breastfeeding support.

North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW)

Mailing address:
1034 Bragg Street
4287 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-4287                                                                   

County: Wake
Inmate capacity: 1300
Inmate gender: Female
Custody level: Close/Medium/Minimum
Staff size: 700
Occupancy: 1938
Administrator:
Warden Annie Harvey

Street address:        
1034 Bragg Street                       
Raleigh, NC  27610

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             phone 919-733-4340 
fax 919-733-8031
Facility # 3010
Courier  53-71-00