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I Had a High-Risk Pregnancy in Jail — Then I Gave Birth in Chains

When Rebecca Figueroa was arrested two months into her pregnancy, she didn’t worry because she wasn’t guilty. But seven months later, she was still in jail and totally unprepared for a high-risk pregnancy, childbirth in restraints and the constant fear of losing her daughter.

Life Inside • 04.01.2022

He Didn’t Abuse His Daughter. The State Took Her Anyway.

An unwed father hopes his case will change the way courts decide what it means to be a parent.

News • 09.25.2019

For Men in Prison, Child Support Becomes a Crushing Debt

New regulations would give parents in prison the right to pause child support payments, but opponents say it undercuts welfare reform.

Feature • 10.18.2015

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