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Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, their cries for help ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors, NBC News and Bloomberg Law found in a yearlong investigation.
INVESTIGATION
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.
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DATABASE
54 women and their families have sued county jails. These are their stories. →
DOCUMENTARY
Across the U.S., pregnant women suffer from miscarriages, stillbirths — sometimes even death — in local jails. In this investigation by Bloomberg Law and NBC News, correspondent Yasmin Vossoughian brings together experts, affected women, and their families to discuss solutions.
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Annie Flanagan for NBC News
IMPACT
Officials in Congress and in states from Pennsylvania to California said they were alarmed by a Bloomberg Law and NBC News investigation.
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Annie Flanagan for NBC News