New report details poor care for pregnant people in Illinois jails

A new report by the ACLU of Illinois and Women's Justice Institute details stories from women who were pregnant while in county jails across Illinois. Researchers also learned that a quarter of county jails do not have written policies on how to care for people who are pregnant or postpartum.

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