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By Jean Casella | February 17, 2021

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Voices from Solitary: Pregnant in Prison, Birth in Shackles

October 30, 2015October 30, 2015 Voices from Solitary
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In 2008, the federal Bureau of Prisons passed a policy prohibiting the use of restraints on women in custody who are in labor, delivery or postpartum recovery. In 2009, Texas passed a law banning the use of shackles on incarcerated pregnant women during labor, delivery and postpartum recovery. But, as both the ACLU of Texas and […]