This chapter opens with the observation that US news outlets often sensationalize stories about women who go to jail or prison. However, as Sparks insists, while the public should be informed that women are being incarcerated in the United States—and at a high rate—the public should also be offered a fuller picture of that process and its impact on women’s lives. Maternal incarceration can be particularly devastating for women as well as their children. Sparks analyzes a developing trend in independent documentary filmmaking, focusing on two films: Mothers of Bedford (2011), directed by Jenifer McShane, and Apart (2020), directed by Jennifer Redfearn. These films increase awareness of the number of mothers who are imprisoned in the United States but also understanding of why many mothers come to experience incarceration in the first place. For Sparks, these films likewise encourage empathy by showing how hard many mothers struggle and fight to reconnect with their families and reintegrate into society after being released.