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\n My Brother Was Wrongfully Convicted for Murder. 20 Years Later, So Was My Son.\n
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\n Our writers include people who are currently or formerly incarcerated and those on probation or parole. We also publish work by people who otherwise interact with or work in the system. This includes family members, crime victims, judges, lawyers, police and corrections officers, prison workers, educators, volunteers, social workers and retirees.\n

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\n I Raised My Kids From Prison. Soon, I’m Coming Home to a Grandson.\n
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\n Chanell Burnette’s two sons were very young when she was incarcerated 18 years ago. “It’s funny how things come full circle,” writes the first-time grandmother. “This is two generations of me.”\n
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\n While Doing Time in a California Prison, I Was Given a Hysterectomy Without My Consent\n
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\n Moonlight Pulido believed she was having surgery to remove growths from her uterus. In a brutal bait-and-switch, she was sterilized.\n
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\n A Texas Jail Delayed My Prenatal Care to Keep Costs Down. Then I Had a Miscarriage.\n
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\n By Lauren Kent as told to Nicole Lewis\n\n
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\n I Survived Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression in Jail. Now I Guide Others Like Me.\n
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\n As a doula in Georgia prisons and jails, Tabatha Trammell supports incarcerated clients through pregnancy, childbirth — and giving up their newborns.\n
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\n By Tabatha Trammell, as told to Nicole Lewis\n\n
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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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06.30.2023\n \n \n \n Life Inside\n \n\n \n Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended\n \n \n Abortion is just one part of a greater story about how indifferent — and even cruel — reproductive healthcare can be in prisons and jails.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Staff members look out the window at protesters from both sides of the abortion debate fighting outside in the parking lot at Choices, an abortion clinic in Carbondale, Ill., in October 2022. \n Erin Schaff/The New York Times\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n By Nicole Lewis and Carla Canning\n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n Facebook\n\n \n\n\n Twitter\n\n \n\n\n Email\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n Print\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive \"Life Inside\" emailed to you every week.\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\n The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for our newsletters to receive all of our stories and analysis.\n\n\n One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.\n\nWe knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond Roe\n \n \n \n \n \n \n I Survived Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression in Jail. Now I Guide Others Like Me.\n \n\n\n \n \n Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended\n \n\n\n \n \n A Texas Jail Delayed My Prenatal Care to Keep Costs Down. Then I Had a Miscarriage.\n \n\n\n \n \n While Doing Time in a California Prison, I Was Given a Hysterectomy Without My Consent\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nSo we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?\n\nOne answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.\n\nAlthough our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. 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Please consider taking the next step and become a member today.\n \n Donate\n \n\n\n \n\nPerhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.\n\nThese stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.\n\nIf you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address: \n\nNicole Lewis, Engagement Editor\nThe Marshall Project\n156 West 56th Street\nStudio Cityspire - 3rd Floor\nNew York, NY 10019\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n This is not a paywall.\n \n We’ll never put our work behind a paywall, and we’ll never put a limit on the number of articles you can read. 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\n Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended\n

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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

\n\n

One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

\n\n\n \n \n\n

Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond Roe\n \n \n \n \n \n \n I Survived Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression in Jail. Now I Guide Others Like Me.\n \n\n\n \n \n Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended\n \n\n\n \n \n A Texas Jail Delayed My Prenatal Care to Keep Costs Down. Then I Had a Miscarriage.\n \n\n\n \n \n While Doing Time in a California Prison, I Was Given a Hysterectomy Without My Consent\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nSo we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? 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And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.\n\nThese stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.\n\nIf you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address: \n\nNicole Lewis, Engagement Editor\nThe Marshall Project\n156 West 56th Street\nStudio Cityspire - 3rd Floor\nNew York, NY 10019\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n This is not a paywall.\n \n We’ll never put our work behind a paywall, and we’ll never put a limit on the number of articles you can read. 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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond Roe\n \n \n \n \n \n \n I Survived Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression in Jail. Now I Guide Others Like Me.\n \n\n\n \n \n Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended\n \n\n\n \n \n A Texas Jail Delayed My Prenatal Care to Keep Costs Down. Then I Had a Miscarriage.\n \n\n\n \n \n While Doing Time in a California Prison, I Was Given a Hysterectomy Without My Consent\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nSo we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?\n\nOne answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.\n\nAlthough our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. 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And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.\n\nThese stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.\n\nIf you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address: \n\nNicole Lewis, Engagement Editor\nThe Marshall Project\n156 West 56th Street\nStudio Cityspire - 3rd Floor\nNew York, NY 10019\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n This is not a paywall.\n \n We’ll never put our work behind a paywall, and we’ll never put a limit on the number of articles you can read. 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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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Nicole Lewis, Engagement Editor
\nThe Marshall Project
\n156 West 56th Street
\nStudio Cityspire - 3rd Floor
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The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for our newsletters to receive all of our stories and analysis.

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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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Nicole Lewis, Engagement Editor
\nThe Marshall Project
\n156 West 56th Street
\nStudio Cityspire - 3rd Floor
\nNew York, NY 10019

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Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond Roe\n \n \n \n \n \n \n I Survived Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression in Jail. Now I Guide Others Like Me.\n \n\n\n \n \n Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended\n \n\n\n \n \n A Texas Jail Delayed My Prenatal Care to Keep Costs Down. Then I Had a Miscarriage.\n \n\n\n \n \n While Doing Time in a California Prison, I Was Given a Hysterectomy Without My Consent\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nSo we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? 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The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for our newsletters to receive all of our stories and analysis.

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One year ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we immediately wondered what losing the constitutional right to an abortion would mean for people incarcerated in states where the procedure is outlawed.

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We knew that finding people to tell these stories would be a challenge. Even before the end of Roe, many correctional facilities had no written policy outlining when and how people in custody could get an abortion. Incarcerated pregnant people also face numerous practical barriers to abortion, such as having to pay for it themselves or cover the cost of an officer escort to the clinic. And because the U.S. is made up of thousands of different state, federal, local and tribal systems, it’s hard to pinpoint how many pregnancies behind bars end in abortion.

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So we had to ask ourselves how we would connect with incarcerated people whose communication is limited and monitored. How would we navigate health privacy laws? Why would anyone behind bars risk coming forward about such a personal choice? Who would be willing to tell us about an abortion they wanted but never received?

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One answer was to cast a wide net: We talked to formerly incarcerated people, jail nurses, prison doula groups, attorneys, and people who had written to The Marshall Project about their experiences with reproductive care and incarceration.

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Although our reporting so far has not surfaced accounts of abortions being denied, those we interviewed talked about the chilling effect of the end of Roe. Today, an estimated 2 in 5 girls and women of reproductive age live in a state where they could be prosecuted for having an abortion. The procedure is already fully banned in 14 states and severely restricted in six others. When clinics close or doctors stop performing abortions, incarcerated people lose access as well. The end of Roe could also mean more people being punished for pregnancies that end in miscarriage or stillbirth.

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Perhaps the biggest lesson we learned from our interviews so far is that abortion is just one part of a larger story about the unevenness, indifference — and even cruelty — of reproductive healthcare in jails and prisons. Over the next four weeks of Life Inside, you’ll hear from a formerly incarcerated doula in Georgia who uses her personal history of traumatic pregnancies to help others in jails and prisons. A California prisoner who went to the hospital to have growths removed from her uterus and was sterilized without her knowledge. A Texas woman left cramping and bleeding in her jail cell while she miscarried. And a Minnesota mother who wonders if the year she was allowed to spend with her newborn twins at home will make separation harder when she begins to serve her prison sentence in the fall.

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These stories foreshadow a post-Roe landscape in correctional settings where reproductive health care is often an afterthought.

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If you’d like to tell your own story about abortion, pregnancy and reproductive rights in prison or jail, get in touch. You can email us at postroe@themarshallproject.org, leave a voicemail at 212-803-5207, or send a letter to the following address:

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Nicole Lewis, Engagement Editor
\nThe Marshall Project
\n156 West 56th Street
\nStudio Cityspire - 3rd Floor
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