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It’s time to end prison sentencing for pregnant women

Debra
It’s time to end prison sentencing for pregnant women
In the last two years, two pregnant women inside UK prisons gave birth inside their cells. Both of their babies died. These deaths at HMP Bronzefield and HMP Styal made the news headlines, but they still haven’t stopped courts sending pregnant women to prison. It’s time for that to change.......