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

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

A yearlong joint investigation by NBC News and Bloomberg Law has uncovered a pattern of pregnant women in jails across the ...

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

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 ...

An Etowah County woman who claimed she was forced to give birth without any medical help in a jail shower settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against the county, jail officials and doctors this ...

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 ...

Rather than preparing at home and purchasing baby clothes, expectant mothers serving jail sentences encounter a world filled with uncertainty, anxiety and distress. Between 2022 and 2023, nearly 200 ...

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