To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. For some mothers, Motherâs Day is a time for celebration; for others, itâs a yearly reminder of milestones missed and opportunities lost to the most unjust of circumstances. Many of the women who have been helped by the Womenâs Prison Association (WPA), the nationâs first organization for women impacted by incarceration, have painful memories of spending Motherâs Day and other holidays locked up and away from family. 80% of women in jail are mothers, and most are primary caregivers for their children, but the prison systemâbuilt, as it is, upon isolation and family separationâfrequently forces women to choose between serving their sentences and being active participants in their childrenâs lives.