'Jail is never a good place to give birth. But then, jail is rarely a good place for any mother,' The Times Editorial Board writes. (via latimesopinion)
A daughter embraces her mother on a visit to Maryland Correctional Institution for Women, where her mother is incarcerated, on Nov. 18, 2017. , with no doctor, nurse or midwife present to assist or even offer comfort. There were people nearby who heard Jackson’s screams and even watched her long night of agony through the glass; but they could do nothing because, like Jackson, they were locked in cells in the Broward County Jail in Pompano Beach, Fla.
Jail staff finally responded after hearing the newborn’s cry. They turned the baby girl over to child welfare authorities following the April 10 birth and sent Jackson to the hospital. She has since been released but has yet to be reunited with her daughter.The U.S. has approximately a quarter of a million women in jail and prison on any given day. More than half are mothers; many are pregnant.
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