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Pregnant and imprisoned: The crisis thousands of women are facing

by Emily Mooney, Kaitlin Owens
Sept 14, 2018
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issues: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Jails, Pretrial
originally published in The Hill
Imagine you are a white-collar offender, who has just been arrested. As you wait for your trial, in prison, you find out you’re pregnant. Plagued with the reality that there are no perfect options for bringing your child into the world, you start to panic.

Several months later, you carefully walk to the van that will transport you to court.

[Read the rest of this op-ed over at The Hill.]

Image credit: Howard Klaaste

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