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Birthing Behind Bars: A Campaign for Reproductive Justice in Prisons
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2012
by Victoria Law
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2012, page 14
Filed under:
Excessive Force,
Restraints,
Prisoner Media,
State Legislation,
Mothers in Prison.
Locations:
New York,
United States of America.
by Victoria Law and Tina Reynolds
“I never thought of advocating outside of prison. I just wanted to have some semblance of a normal life once I was released,” stated Tina Reynolds, a mother and formerly incarcerated woman. But then she gave birth to her son while in prison …
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More from this issue:
- Interview with Conrad Black, Former Federal Prisoner and Millionaire Media Magnate, by Paul Wright
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Birthing Behind Bars: A Campaign for Reproductive Justice in Prisons, by Victoria Law
- Ex-Warden’s Wife Sentenced to One Year for Assisting Prisoner’s Escape
- Prisoner Medical Care Costs Oregon Taxpayers Over $100 Million Annually
- Habeas Hints: 2012 Supreme Court Habeas Highlights: Plea Bargaining Cases, by Kent A. Russell
- PHS Hit with $312,000 Verdict for Inadequate Care of Pennsylvania Prisoner
- $657,670 Settlement in Ohio Juvenile Facility Class-action Suit
- Ventura County, California Settles Wrongful Arrest Class-action Suit for $350,000
- $93,000 Settlement for Georgia State Prisoners Beaten by Guards
- Iowa SOTP Requirement Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment
- Bureau of Prisons Houses More “Terrorists” than Guantanamo, by Derek Gilna
- CIA Slammed for Torture Abuses at Secret Lithuanian Prisons, by Derek Gilna
- Economy Forces Oregon Jails to Eliminate Beds
- The Mentally Disordered Inmate and the Law, 2nd edition, by Julie Etter
- $2.3 Million Jury Award in Washington, D.C. Wrongful Parole Revocation Suit
- FEMA Funds New Orleans Jail Complex
- Hundreds Removed from Georgia’s Sex Offender Registry
- Arizona DOC Faces Lawsuit Over Inadequate Medical Care, by Joe Watson
- Bail Bond Companies Profit While Poorest Defendants Remain in Jail, by David Reutter
- GAO Report on Drug Courts Criticized by Drug Policy Alliance, by Joe Watson
- Proving Damages to the Jury, 1st Ed., by Jim Wren, by John Dannenberg
- Onerous Change in Michigan Commutation Procedures Fails to State Ex Post Facto Claim
- Prisoners and Families Connect with Video Visitation, for a Price
- Texas Court Orders TDCJ to Provide Hearing Impaired Telecommunications
- Tenth Circuit Holds Due Process Requires Meaningful Segregation Reviews, by Brandon Sample
- Idaho Appellate Defender: State’s Adult Misdemeanor Probation System “Void”
- Arrests of Federal Prison Guards Soar 90% Over Past Decade; Misconduct Cases Double, by Derek Gilna
- Criminal Procedure – Constitutional Limitations in a Nutshell, 7th Ed., by Jerold H. Israel and Wayne R. LaFave, by John Dannenberg
- Google Provides Law Enforcement and Courts with User Information, Censors Content, by Joe Watson
- Book Review: A Dictionary of Criminal Law Terms, by Bryan Garner, by John Dannenberg
- Attorney Who Brought Reporter into Prison Cleared of Ethical Violations
- $375,000 Settlement for Washington Female Juvenile Detainee Raped by Guard
- News in Brief
More from Victoria Law:
- California Spends $300 Million Each Year Incarcerating Senior Citizens in Women’s Prisons, April 1, 2026
- These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years, May 1, 2024
- In an Ominous Pattern, People Are Dying Once Transferred to Louisiana Prison, March 1, 2023
- 17 States and DC Have Stopped Reporting Active COVID Cases Behind Bars, Sept. 1, 2022
- “The Worst Prison in New York State”, March 1, 2022
- ‘Prisons Are No Place for a Pandemic:’ Advocates Fight to Free Their Loved Ones, June 1, 2020
- Most States Saw Criminal Justice Reforms in 2019, But Incarceration Rates Remain High, March 4, 2020
- The Other Family Separation: Prisoners Fight to Keep Their Children, Jan. 7, 2020
- Behind Bars, Co-Pays Are a Barrier to Basic Health Care, Nov. 4, 2019
- Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer, July 2, 2019
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- Mental Health Diversion from New York State Jails Varies Widely by County, Sept. 1, 2026. Criminal justice system reform, Alternative Sentencing, Mental Health, State Legislation.
- New Connecticut Law Changes PREA Standards, Sept. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion, Prison Rape Elimination Act, State Legislation.
- Troubled Illinois Lockup Sees Guard Abuses, Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Sept. 1, 2026. Hunger Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- $75 Million CoreCivic Contract to Reopen Minnesota Private Prison Creates Resistance from Activists and Lawmakers, Sept. 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Protests, Advocacy, State Legislation, Immigration Detention.
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- Jail Oversight Body Stalled by New York Governor, Aug. 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Prison Reform, Public Records, State Legislation.
- Colorado Governor Signs Bill to Expand Earned Time Credits and Other Measures, Aug. 1, 2026. Overcrowding, Overdetention, State Legislation, Credits, Reduction of Prison Population.
- Abuse is No Excuse: Oklahoma’s Judges Deny Sentencing Relief to Prisoners Who Were Raped and Physically Assaulted, Aug. 1, 2026. State Legislation, Domestic Violence, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Sentences - Adjustments and Departures, Reduction of Sentence.

