Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as ...

Alissa McCommon allegedly told the boy she is accused of raping when he was 12 that she was pregnant in September. In March, she appeared to be cradling a baby bump in court. Last week she arrived in ...

Fifty-four women and their families sued county jails alleging dangerous conditions behind bars. These are their stories.

State Rep. Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham, has filed a bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their child. Proponents of the ...