Diana Sanchez spent five hours in labor, screaming in pain and calling for help, before giving birth in a Denver jail cell last year. In a statement, the sheriff’s office noted that the cell was in the jail’s medical unit but says it has changed its policies so “pregnant inmates who are in any stage of labor are now transported immediately to the hospital.”
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