▲ 553 ▼ Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class (people.com) submitted 2 years ago by Pat12@lemmy.world to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Huh? Woman commits crime. Babby is formed. Woman is convicted of crime, is pregnante. Goes to jail/prison. gregrant women has baby during sentence duration. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) They couldn't bring her to a hospital for the delivery? Maybe postpone her sentence for the sake of the child. Do anything humane? I could see maybe if she was a murderer and a flight risk but it's also possible she's doing time for something stupid like being black on a Friday. Which is why I ask, what's the story with mom? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Even in medieval times you could plead the belly to avoid being incarcerated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I really doubt her mother was black permalink fedilink source parent [–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago it's texas. She was likely pregante. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) They couldn't bring her to a hospital for the delivery? Maybe postpone her sentence for the sake of the child. Do anything humane? I could see maybe if she was a murderer and a flight risk but it's also possible she's doing time for something stupid like being black on a Friday. Which is why I ask, what's the story with mom? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Even in medieval times you could plead the belly to avoid being incarcerated. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I really doubt her mother was black permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Even in medieval times you could plead the belly to avoid being incarcerated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago I really doubt her mother was black permalink fedilink source parent
[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago it's texas. She was likely pregante. permalink fedilink source parent