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

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

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

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 ...

A judge claimed the mother, who said the child was stillborn, wanted to "avoid the consequences" of her pregnancy Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at ...

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