Pregnant Behind Bars

Pregnant Behind Bars

Documentary 2012

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Following some of the 75 women who give birth every year while being detained at Cook County Jail.

Documentary 2012

TV-14

EPISODE 1

Welcome to County

In Cook County Jail pregnant detainees are housed under one roof while they await trial. Inmate Jamie, a mother of four, struggles to gain visitation rights, and Tanya requests house arrest to prepare for the birth of her son.

43 min · Aug 22, 2013 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Breaking the Cycle

Cook County's pregnant detainees are housed under one roof while they await trial. Inmate Latoya struggles with the possibility of giving her baby up for adoption, while disruptive detainee Esther is sent to disciplinary segregation.

43 min · Aug 29, 2013 TV-14

About

Pregnant Behind Bars

DOCUMENTARY

Following some of the 75 women who give birth every year while being detained at Cook County Jail.

Information

Studio: Discovery Life
Released: 2012
Rated: TV-14

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.