Despite Bans, Pregnant Prisoners Still Shackled During Birth
Photo by Jane Evelyn Atwood
Across the country, it's common practice to handcuff a pregnant prisoner to her hospital bed while she gives birth. Maria Caraballo gave birth to her daughter an entire year after New York passed its anti-shackling law. But she says she was handcuffed for eight hours the day her daughter Estrella was born.