Tag Archives: Prisons
WA superintendent assures us only 30% of incarcerated pregnant women are shackled
TweetVia Radical Doula, we find that as Washington state is proposed with a bill that would outlaw shackling of pregnant incarcerated women, the superintendent of Washington’s only prison that houses pregnant women contended that only about 30 percent of pregnant women are restrained: The Superintendent at the Corrections Center for Women said pregnant inmates are [...]
Also tagged Motherhood Comments closed
The problem of making sex work a sexual offense.
TweetJust when you think that the human rights of sex workers aren’t violated enough, take a look at this centuries-old law that allows sex workers to be branded as sex offenders. New Orleans city police and the district attorney’s office are using a state law written for child molesters to charge hundreds of sex workers [...]
Also tagged Racism, Transgender Issues, Women of Color Comments closed
Warden Responsible for “Lesbian Cell Block” Is Stepping Down.
TweetIt was discovered that the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Virginia was separating inmates they felt had masculine attributes and putting them in their own cell block to separate them from the rest of the population. All of the links to this original story seems to be down. Hmm. Now the warden, Barbara Wheeler, [...]
Tagged Prisons Comments closed
Racism, Xenophobia and Misogyny Intersect: Giving birth while in shackles.
Tweet This is what an asshole looks like. In Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s world, this is acceptable behavior. The most recent atrocity committed by the self-proclaimed “America’s Toughest Sheriff” involves a woman who was detained while 9-months pregnant. Alma Minerva Chacon’s case has been receiving media attention due to the brutality with which she was treated. [...]
Also tagged Immigration, Motherhood, People of Color, Racism, Xenophobia Comments closed
Vote TODAY: Women’s Health Heroes Awards 2010