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Advocates are calling for action after dozens of pregnant women or their families alleged in a new report that jails in the United States have subjected them to severe mistreatment or medical neglect, including women who gave birth on dirty cell floors.
Bloomberg Law and NBC News published the findings after a year-longinvestigation involving interviews with over 60 people, including a dozen previously incarcerated women.
After reviewing federal civil rights lawsuits from 2017 to 2024, the reporters found at least 54 pregnant women or their families alleged to have been subjected to severe mistreatment or medical neglect. Many of the pregnant women who have made allegations about mistreatment had been locked up for "petty crimes," the report states.
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Bloomberg Law and NBC News published the findings after a year-longinvestigation involving interviews with over 60 people, including a dozen previously incarcerated women.
After reviewing federal civil rights lawsuits from 2017 to 2024, the reporters found at least 54 pregnant women or their families alleged to have been subjected to severe mistreatment or medical neglect. Many of the pregnant women who have made allegations about mistreatment had been locked up for "petty crimes," the report states.
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'Unconscionable': Jailed pregnant women giving birth in cells, report claims
Advocates are calling for action after dozens of pregnant women or their families alleged in a new report that jails in the United States have subjected them to severe mistreatment or medical
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