Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kristina Chambers, center, at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center during a break in her manslaughter trial in Houston in ...

This article was published in partnership with Bloomberg Law. Dozens of pregnant women who are jailed, often for petty crimes, are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain into cell toilets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their child ...

A woman is suing the Illinois Department of Corrections, claiming she was forced to give birth before her due date while she was incarcerated in 2024. According to the federal lawsuit, Amy Hicks was ...

A female prison officer who became pregnant with an inmate's baby after starting a relationship with him while he was on overnight release has avoided jail. Sarah Barnett, 33, who worked as a member ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow some pregnant women convicted of certain crimes to serve their sentences outside of jail for a period of time. The ...

A bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their child recently advanced out of the Alabama House Judiciary Committee. “Alabama ...