The thought first occurred to her in 1994, she says, when she was visiting a friend in jail. No one is ministering to us here. The two women had met because Reali had killed Mrs. Masse's neighbor. In an effort to forgive and forget, Mrs. Masse had written a letter to Reali, who was serving a life sentence. Driving home that day, Mrs. Masse pondered whether abortion could play a part in a women's decision to commit crimes.
Abortion is just a piece of the puzzle, but it's a strong piece.
We know it's a common thread. If you can commit murder once, you can do it again. Most of her information is anecdotal, as no surveys correlating abortion and female inmates are known to have been done. I think they felt there was a need, and we've been welcomed with open arms. They said they could see an increase in violent behavior after their abortions.