A new federal bill aims to protect pregnant women held in prisons and jails

The proposed legislation follows an investigation by Bloomberg Law and NBC News that found mistreatment of pregnant women in local jails.
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California women’s prison abuse scandal ends as ex-staffer gets 4.3 years in prison

A former medical worker is sentenced to 4.3 years in prison, closing the final criminal case tied to the largest sexual abuse ...

Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to ‘the hole’

Kristine Scott and other women transferred to a minimum-security prison in Boise found themselves in segregated housing due ...

State Pays $295,000 To Male Inmate Kept In Women’s Prison

The state of Oregon has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit and agreed to pay a male inmate $295,000 after he was assigned ...

Oregon pays $295,000 to settle transgender woman’s lawsuit stemming from alleged prison abuse

The state has agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a transgender woman who was housed in an Oregon men’s prison and assigned to share a cell with a predatory sex ...