This dissertation analyzes how the conjunction of rights to motherhood and Family life with children manifests itself in the daily lives of families of women-mothers who have had the experience of derivation of liberty and living in na alternative way to incarceration. This is research with qualitative approach, based on narrative interviews with mothers who had the afore mentioned experiences. The analysis of the narratives about the experiences of these women enabled rich reflections on a topic that is still little researched. Among the results achieved, there was a strong feeling of guilt on the part of mothers due to the inability to care fortheir children. The anxieties of mothers, deprived of their freedom, are heightenedby the lack of news about their children, where they are, who they are with andwhere they are going. Furthermore, it was observed that the alternative measures toincarceration were very beneficial to the participants` families, as care and familyties with their children were maintained, again avoiding being arrested and breakingup their relationship. The research revealed that, given the incarceration of mothers,the conjunction of the right to motherhood and family life has been a major challenge for the implementation of human rights and public policies. It is concluded, therefore, that greater investiment is necessary in the coordination between the institutions that make up the Criminal Justice System and the Guarantee of Rights of Children and Adolescents, with the purpose of effectively promoting family and community coexistente, as well as strengthening of protective function of families.