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County Accused of Shackling Pregnant Inmates During Delivery

County Accused of Shackling Pregnant Inmates During Delivery

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and an inmate advocacy group said today that some county jails, including Dallas County, Texas, are still shackling pregnant female inmates to hospital beds during labor and delivery, in violation of a state law passed last year. Dallas Morning News