Brutal Mistreatment:
The main concern with pregnant inmates is that it is not possible for a woman to have a safe and healthy pregnancy while incarcerated. Why should we care about the treatment of pregnant women behind bars and have policy makers have this issue on their agenda? Some may argue that women who broke the law should deal with the consequences and such consequences are shackling, inadequate food, living in an uncomfortable cell, so on and so forth. However, yes the women did commit a crime and for that she is doing her time but her baby should not have to suffer, a special program or special meals should be in place for a special group of population. These are a few challenges pregnant women faced while incarcerated. It seems like a simple …show more content…
If they aren’t able to provide food, then we should not be shocked when they fail to provide appropriate medical care or fulfill other needs.
Women in prison face many challenges and those who are pregnant are not excluded from these challenges. There are about 148,200 women in state and federal prisons. In federal women’s correctional facilities, 70% of guards are male. Records show correctional officials have been involve in the rape of these women inmates and other sexual assault, sexual extortion, and groping during body searches. Male correctional officials watch women undressing, in the shower or the toilet. Male correctional officials retaliate, often brutally, against female inmates who complain about sexual assault and harassment (Roth, 2010). These guards have power over the women since in many states guards have access to and are encouraged to review the inmates’
The main concern with pregnant inmates is that it is not possible for a woman to have a safe and healthy pregnancy while incarcerated. Why should we care about the treatment of pregnant women behind bars and have policy makers have this issue on their agenda? Some may argue that women who broke the law should deal with the consequences and such consequences are shackling, inadequate food, living in an uncomfortable cell, so on and so forth. However, yes the women did commit a crime and for that she is doing her time but her baby should not have to suffer, a special program or special meals should be in place for a special group of population. These are a few challenges pregnant women faced while incarcerated. It seems like a simple …show more content…
If they aren’t able to provide food, then we should not be shocked when they fail to provide appropriate medical care or fulfill other needs.
Women in prison face many challenges and those who are pregnant are not excluded from these challenges. There are about 148,200 women in state and federal prisons. In federal women’s correctional facilities, 70% of guards are male. Records show correctional officials have been involve in the rape of these women inmates and other sexual assault, sexual extortion, and groping during body searches. Male correctional officials watch women undressing, in the shower or the toilet. Male correctional officials retaliate, often brutally, against female inmates who complain about sexual assault and harassment (Roth, 2010). These guards have power over the women since in many states guards have access to and are encouraged to review the inmates’