A woman who gave birth in an unattended Florida jail cell was under the care of a billion dollar company called Wellpath that's faced previous allegations of inhumane and dangerous conditions
When two Florida public defenders wrote to the Broward Sheriff's Office last week that a mentally ill woman, Tammy Jackson, had been forced to give birth alone in her jail cell, they slammed the facility and its medical staff for putting both her and her infant daughter at"grave risk."
"Six hours and 54 minutes after asking for help, a [Broward Sheriff's Office] tech notified medical staff that Ms. Jackson was holding her newborn baby in her arms, having delivered her baby without medication or the assistance of a physician," wrote the attorneys."Your staff did not protect either Ms. Jackson or her child.
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