Only two state legislatures, Illinois and California, have addressed the issue of using physical restraints on pregnant inmates; the vast majority of states rely on corrections officials to craft policy.This article analyzes both states' justifications for shackling policies as well as the ...
Internationally, prison rape is recognized as a form of torture. While it is illegal in the U.S, correctional officers have argued in some states that – despite the clear power imbalance – inmates gave their consent. Laws vary widely. For example, sexual abuse of an inmate can be a ...
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Prosecutors said the motive was that Montgomery’s ex-husband knew she had undergone a tubal ligation that made her sterile and planned to reveal she was lying about being pregnant in an effort to get custody of two of their four children. Needing a baby before a fast-approachi...
One of Montgomery's lawyers, Kelley Henry, told The Associated Press Tuesday morning that her client arrived at the Terre Haute facility late Monday night from a Texas prison and that, because there are no facilities for female inmates, she was being kept in a cell in the execution-chamber ...
Colin prepares to turn himself in and begin his prison term. When Valerie drives him to the police station he panics seeing inmates transferred to a bus and hurriedly drives away in Valerie's car. Valerie fears his jumping bail will cost her the After Dark because she used it as collateral...