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Women inmates are commonly the only or primary source of livelihood for minor children. This means that the mother's imprisonment cannot be viewed in isolation. The difficulties that women prisoners face roots from the fact that jails have traditionally been created to address the requirements of men. The children's experiences with their mother's imprisonment affect every aspect of their lives, and not just their relation with their mother. It is close to emotional distress, but with added stigma and, in many cases, less support from new career educators and many others. Not unexpectedly, it generally leads to aggressive, violence and anti-social behaviour in children. The effect on the children, of course, vary according to their age and the response of their family and community. This present paper is an attempt to study and understand the various challenges faced by children who are living with their imprisoned mother in jails, and how this impacts children with respect to their personal life, relationship with mother, personality formation, and any mental or physical sufferings. This study will help forensic and correctional psychologist to understand the reasons as to why such children commit illegal activities. This study will further help in preventing such crimes by understanding how such children can be provided with proper care and benefits so that they can become responsible citizen in the society.