Former inmate sues for being shackled during labor despite objections by medics
MissUnderstanding | Jun 29, 2012 | Comments 6
A former prison inmate who says she was shackled at the ankles in an ambulance while in labor prior to the birth of her daughter despite the objections of medical personnel sued the Nevada Department of Corrections on Wednesday.
The suit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, cited what it described as shocking indifference to ‘wholly obvious, serious medical needs’ after the woman’s ankles were shackled before and after giving birth in October.
The woman, Valerie Nabors, was being held at the Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center in North Las Vegas for trying to steal about $300 in casino chips, a nonviolent crime, when she went into labour.
Nabors, 30, has since been released.
The lawsuit, which alleges violations of state law and Nabors’ constitutional rights, said that after she went into labor, guards ran to the ambulance in which she was transported to the hospital and shackled her ankles together,
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Without all the evidence its hard to really comment, but I would say having correctional background I hope the officers used good judgement.
Mr. you are obviously extremely prejudice. You may want to see a minister or a doctor. but please seek help in this area.
In this country criminals think they should have the same rights as free citizens. If you are a convicted criminal you wear shackles when you are out of your restricted area. If you are having a baby, attending a funeral, surgery it requires a guard and shackles.
Prisoners have more rights then before the crime was committed.
There are medical reasons not to shackle a woman in labor and delivery. Even being a criminal doing a jail stint does’t mean she should have to risk death or injury to the fetus/about to be newborn. Grow your soul, grow your mind.
Right or Wrong – How about stay out of jail and you dont have to worry about this. People want to blame the system but Personal Responsibility goes a long way to avoiding these situations…….
You got that right