A newborn baby’s death proves pregnant women are not safe in UK prisons | Joan Smith

The tragedy that took place in HMP Bronzefield is like something out of a Victorian novel. Why are such vulnerable women being abandoned?

How could this happen in 21st-century Britain? A woman has reportedly given birth alone in a prison cell, in the early hours of the morning. It is alleged that help wasn’t summoned until 8.30am, when prison staff visited the cell and found the newborn “unresponsive” – the baby died. This shocking event, which sounds like something out of a Victorian novel, happened just over a week ago in Europe’s largest female prison.

No matter what that woman was in prison for, she and her unborn child desperately needed medical treatment

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