2/24/2014 – Houston, TX — A longtime Oklahoma City street prostitute has resurfaced in a New York Times article regarding help for pregnant women incarcerated in Texas.
Marilyn Miles, 35, spent several years feeding her drug addiction by prostituting herself along south OKC’s infamous Robinson Ave.
Last week Marilyn’s photo accompanied an article (originally published in The Texas Tribune 2/17/2014 ‘Pregnant Inmates Find Help to Stay Out of Jail‘ by Alana Rocha) in the New York Times, titled; ‘Pregnant Inmates Find Help to Ease Shift to World Outside.’
The photo, by Michael Stravato with The Texas Tribune, was captioned;
“They all have a desire to want to be with their babies,” Jennifer Herring, a manager at the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, said of the Mentoring Moms participants. Ms. Herring consoled Marilyn Miles, a Harris County Jail inmate who recently gave birth.
Marilyn Miles in the Harris County Jail. Photo by Michael Stravato (The Texas Tribune)
Marilyn is one of 30-inmates housed in the ‘pregnancy tank’ within the Harris County Jail and taking part in a rehabilitation program targeting pregnant inmates or those who have recently given birth.
The 60 to 90 day program offers the mothers mentoring, to better help them properly adjust to life outside of jail for themselves and their children.
The program is partially supported through partnerships with over two dozen nonprofits and businesses.
Students at the University of Houston will track each woman’s progress after their release from custody.
This revolutionary program has served 68 women to date. Of those, 21 have been discharged and have yet to return to jail.
You can read more about the program at the links above.
JohnTV’s Brian Bates interviewed Marilyn in 2007 – that video appears below…