Pandemic raises fears for pregnant U.S. inmates

Guadalupe Velazquez, who is currently living in a halfway house while serving a marijuana charge and due to have a baby in June, poses at her office in an undated photo, in Tempe, Arizona, U.S. Courtesy of Michelle Velazquez/Handout via REUTERS.

As COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, spreads through the U.S. prison system, Velazquez’s family sees worrisome signs. A nearby halfway house run by the same company has reported a COVID-19 case, and Velazquez’s pregnant roommate was transferred from a Texas prison where another pregnant woman died of COVID-19.

Another nine such women remain in prison. Of those, three who recently gave birth are in a parenting program that houses them with their babies. Concerns about pregnant women’s safety in prisons and halfway houses have intensified since federal inmate Andrea Circle Bear died of COVID-19 last month several weeks after giving birth to her baby while on a ventilator.

“The BOP clearly has the authority to move these women to home confinement,” said Doug Miller, a federal public defender in Maryland.

She doesn't look 8 months pregnant.

Guadalupe is fine as hell.

Why do you allow inmates to get pregnant .

She appears to be carrying twins… 🤣

I'd get her pregnant too

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Since when do inmates get design plans of buildings. Make alot easier for the next job

So far not much risk to pregnant patients. I just did an online class on this very topic.

I'm sure COVID-19 raises fears for ALL pregnant women.

Is that the correct photo?

Interesting story

Who cares!

The unspeakable cruelty of the US prison industrial complex is beyond words...

Who’s she the Warden ?

This is the photo you selected to represent pregnant inmates? THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

Did you mean to post this picture?

Is this click bait? What does that attractive, large breastes women have to do with inmates getting prego my ego? Who cares, I'm clicking!

this woman is not a pregnant US inmate

That's a fine set of twins

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