Fifty-four women and their families sued county jails alleging dangerous conditions behind bars. These are their stories.

Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as ...

A review of 54 lawsuits from across the country found that women who are incarcerated while pregnant face increased risks of ...

HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — Months after giving birth, guards found a woman dead inside a state prison cell in northeast Georgia. Now, the circumstances surrounding Sheqweetta Vaughan's death have ...

The ordeal of a woman who gave birth in an isolation cell in a Florida jail has prompted an internal investigation, and has set off a wave of outrage after her lawyers said her repeated cries for help ...

Rather than nesting at home and shopping for baby grows, pregnant women serving prison sentences face a world of uncertainty, stress and trauma. Between 2022 and 2023, just under 200 women were ...

Two women have shared their experiences of giving birth while serving a prison sentence. Between 2022 and 2023, just under 200 women were pregnant in UK jails, and these expectant mums are at a higher ...

Fifty-four women and their families sued county jails alleging dangerous conditions behind bars. Here is a look at their cases.