This Pregnant Woman was Legally Shackled in Chains

A pregnant woman in a Bronx holding cell last year began to go into labor, arriving at the hospital in handcuffs and shackles. Reports say she was extremely close to losing her unborn daughter. New York law prevents shackling pregnant prisoners during labor and delivery, yet the officers accompanying the woman, only known as Jane […]

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