Bill would end shackling of prisoners in labor
Pregnant Prisoners Want Freedom to Give Birth
Jeannamarie Grave, 34, of Patchogue recalls being shackled to a bed as she had twins by Caesarean section nearly seven years ago - depriving her of holding her children moments after they were delivered.
"It was horrible," said Grave, who was serving a sentence of 3 years to life on a drug conviction when she had the twins in 2002. "It's bad enough to have a kid in jail, but to not be able...
