Pregnant Black activist says she is 'ill' and facing premature birth behind bars

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A pregnant Black activist who is serving a four-year prison sentence for comments she made to police during a racial justice protest said she is ill and fears she is at risk of giving birth prematurely because of the ongoing stress of being behind bars.

Brittany Martin, second from left, confronts police while demonstrating in support of George Floyd in Sumter, S.C., on May 31, 2020.

“I’m praying that I at least hold her until my 38th week. I just want her to be fully developed,” Martin told NBC News in a phone call from Camille Graham Correctional Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Martin said her stay in prison and the death of her son have been extremely difficult also for her partner of eight years, Eric Kennedy, who is also the father of her unborn child.

“Death does a lot to different families, and it’s been a year of tragedy for my family,” she said, adding that she just wants her family back together.

 

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How is she behind bars? Republicans told me left wing activists don't go to jail.

So, freedom of speech only works if it is a white person who is speaking. Gotcha. BLM blacklivesmatter

Now she can just bark in her 8x8 jail cell 🫡🤣

How much time has she been behind bars, and how far along is she. Did she get pregnant while behind bars?

HARSH OPINION/ ASKING? / What Country Is She In? (Retorical...) ^TJT CER

And sadly the pro-life party will demand she stays there. Monsters

Great news , these racists should be behind bars and suffering . We love these stories keep them coming .

wait so she gets 4 years behind bars for something she said yet most the people who stormed the capitol got less than a quarter of that time with the longest sentence so far being 7 years. there's something white about this.

Justice!

you get 4 years for more then talking. You do the crime you pay you time. Now including your child. There are other ways to do this. Follow Martin Luther Kings advice . He was not about violence.

george protest? U mean RIOTS that cost over $4billion with over 2000 cops hurt or killed. Protest My A$$. All this for a Violent Career Criminal that was full of drugs and helped cause his own death Don't forget demNAZIS supported the criminals and Bailed them out. Jan 6 =Nothing

Boo hoo

Should have thought of that baby before she put it in danger … break the law = jail time ….

Joe Biden & Dems have been destroying the economy since day 1 with killing Keystone pipeline. How is your retirement fund looking? How about grocery, utility, and every other cost?

Can't do the time, don't do the crime.

Just let her go. It’s not worth the fight. This will be non stop expense

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Guess she should have thought about that before committing a crime?

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Were the comments she made 'I'm gonna kill you' by any chance?

How did she get pregnant while serving a sentence? 🤔🤔🤔

Jailed for 4 years for something she said? Seems a bit much. NBC pushing a narrative?

Pretty sure Jan. 6th defendants who threatened to kill our VP and Speaker are serving like, zero time for saying THOSE things. Something doesn't add up here and I think I know what it is...

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