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‘Nobody cared’: A woman gave birth alone in a jail cell after her cries for help were ignored, lawsuit says

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  1. spit-evil-olive-tips
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    One particularly egregious part of this already incredibly fucked-up story I want to highlight: She was in jail, not prison. There's an important difference. She was charged with a crime, but had...

    One particularly egregious part of this already incredibly fucked-up story I want to highlight:

    Denver County Jail

    She was in jail, not prison. There's an important difference.

    On July 14, 2018, Sanchez, who was already more than eight months pregnant, was booked into the Denver County Jail on charges related to identity theft

    She was charged with a crime, but had not been convicted. She is innocent until proven guilty. And yet she spent 2 weeks in jail while 8 months pregnant.

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    gergir
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    Do you think it may have been because many people shy away from stuff like that? Even with little accidents there's lots who quickly leave at the sight of blood. It could be just a dumb case of...

    Do you think it may have been because many people shy away from stuff like that? Even with little accidents there's lots who quickly leave at the sight of blood. It could be just a dumb case of "eeeeeew, not me, someone else will do it". Not that that's better than wilful neglect, but at least it's less cruel.

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    1. [4]
      Novelyst
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      It's not just that though. There were nurses on site, they could've called an ambulance, they could've simply had a person with her there to talk her through it. But they didn't. This isn't a case...

      It's not just that though.

      Sanchez would go on to tell deputies and nurses about her contractions “at least eight times that morning,” but medical care wasn’t provided and an ambulance to the hospital never arrived, the complaint alleged. Instead, for the next four to five hours, Sanchez “labored alone in her cell,” a “long and painful” process that was captured in its entirety on surveillance video that the jail’s staff were responsible for monitoring, the suit said.

      There were nurses on site, they could've called an ambulance, they could've simply had a person with her there to talk her through it. But they didn't. This isn't a case of random bystanders, it's a case of staff and an official facility who were responsible for the care of this woman, failing to provide her with something anywhere near acceptable.

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        gergir
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        Oh I see, yes; that's grave neglect. In some places you can get nabbed yourself for inaction in such a case (e.g. France) and get a heavy fine or years in prison, even. Btw, it's not that I didn't...

        Oh I see, yes; that's grave neglect. In some places you can get nabbed yourself for inaction in such a case (e.g. France) and get a heavy fine or years in prison, even.
        Btw, it's not that I didn't read the source; that site only served up a snippet and then went "wrong country, go away".

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          Novelyst
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          Oh, that's really unfortunate! Here, for you and users who may have had the same issue.

          Oh, that's really unfortunate! Here, for you and users who may have had the same issue.

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          1. gergir
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            Thanks! edit: Incredible... "we'll send a van when we're done here"

            Thanks!
            edit: Incredible... "we'll send a van when we're done here"

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