Some Mother's Day sentencing headlines

In addition to encouraging everyone to hug a mom, I can honor today's Hallmark holiday with this set of links to some mother-themed sentencing stories:

• Drunken driver's sentence can't erase mother's pain

• Mother, son sentenced to life for beating murder

• For women prisoners, a bittersweet Mother's Day behind bars

• Mothers of sex offenders share responsibility, burden of label