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Female prisoners in England left to give birth alone in their cells

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hackmum · 13/11/2018 08:13

www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/13/female-prisoners-in-england-left-to-give-birth-alone-in-their-cells-report-reveals

I feel increasingly despondent about the way inmates are treated in women's prisons. Not only is it now apparently acceptable to shove a male rapist in with a bunch of vulnerable women, there is a lack of basic care for pregnant women. In my view, pregnant women shouldn't be in prison in the first place, unless they've done something very seriously wrong, which the vast majority haven't.

This particular report highlights the fact that some female prisoners have been left to give birth alone in their cells. It's a depressing read.

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BettyDuMonde · 13/11/2018 08:31

Fucking hell.

A vaginal breech delivery without a qualified professional?
Thank fuck mama and baby survived.

What can we DO about this? I’m horrified.

LangCleg · 13/11/2018 08:31

nobody knows exactly how many occur or even how many prisoners are pregnant because neither the Ministry of Justice nor the NHS collects the data

Why is we can't be arsed to collect these statistics always the fucking case for women in prison?

It boils my piss.

BewareOfMyRestingBitchFace · 13/11/2018 08:26

So it's a breach of human rights not to get cosmetics, reading materials etc in prison. But this is fine and dandy? Where's an ambulance chaser when you need one?

JustKeepSwimmingJustKeepSwimmi · 13/11/2018 08:18

Gosh :( I had post traumatic stress after my terrifying birth and I wasnt in a cage with no healthcare. The poor women :(