Updated at 2:05 p.m. on May 13
Georgia is one of six states that allows female inmates to be shackled during labor and after giving birth, a practice that presents multiple opportunities for complications and can endanger both the mother and child.
But in part because of Pamela Winn’s efforts, there soon will be just five states allowing for shackling of inmates in labor and immediately following giving birth.
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