WASHINGTON, D.C. — This summer, Georgia women testified to abuse of pregnant women in Georgia’s prisons and jails. Now, a bipartisan bill has been introduced to protect pregnant women who are incarcerated.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, introduced the bipartisan Births in Custody Reporting Act to strengthen federal oversight of pregnancy care in prisons and jails.
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