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Maternal Healthcare and Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in Prisons 2023

BJS Releases Maternal Healthcare and Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in Prisons, 2023

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released Maternal Healthcare and Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in Prisons, 2023. This report presents statistics on pregnancy testing and positive tests among female admissions; pregnancy prevalence and outcomes by type; pregnancy-related training for staff, emergency transportation protocols...

Data on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes from Prisons and Jails: Results from a Feasibility Study

Date Published

January 2024

Publication Type

Statistics, Publication

Agencies

BJS

Data on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes from Prisons and Jails: Results from a Feasibility Study

NCJ Number

307326

Date Published

January 2024

Agencies

BJS

Publication Link

Full Report (PDF 466K) | Data Tables (ZIP 7K)

Jail: A Found Opportunity for Intervening With Drug-Abusing Pregnant Women

Date Published

1994

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Best Practices in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Women and Girls Under Correctional Custody

Date Published

April 2014

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Legislation/Policy Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Best Practices in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Women Under Correctional Custody

NCJ Number

247184

Date Published

2014

Publication Link

PDF

Best Practices in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Women and Girls Under Correctional Custody

NCJ Number

246482

Date Published

April 2014

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Publication Link

PDF

Pregnancy- and Child- Related Legal and Policy Issues Concerning Justice-Involved Women

NCJ Number

244491

Date Published

December 2013

Publication Link

PDF

Shackling of Pregnant Women and Girls in Correctional Systems

NCJ Number

238759

Date Published

2012

Publication Link

PDF

Employment and Female Offenders: An Update of the Empirical Research

NCJ Number

232233

Date Published

November 2010

Publication Link

PDF

Legal Issues Regarding Medical Care for Pregnant Inmates

NCJ Number

232822

Journal

The Prison Journal

Date Published

December 2010

Publication Link

PDF

Handbook for Prison Managers and Policymakers on Women and Imprisonment

NCJ Number

230836

Date Published

2008

Publication Link

PDF

Development of an Educational/Support Group for Pregnant Women in Prison

NCJ Number

224133

Journal

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Date Published

2008

Responding to the Health Needs of Female Offenders (From What Works with Women Offenders, P 182-213, 2007, Rosemary Sheehan, Gill McIvor, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-223204)

NCJ Number

223213

Date Published

2007

Davidson County Jail for Females: A Modern-Day Crisis Center

NCJ Number

223167

Journal

Corrections Today

Date Published

June 2008

Use of Doulas for Inmates in Labor: Continuous Supportive Care With Positive Outcomes

NCJ Number

223168

Journal

Corrections Today

Date Published

June 2008

Publication Link

PDF

Female Inmates in Afghanistan, Part II

NCJ Number

220683

Journal

Corrections Compendium

Date Published

September 2007

One Hundred to One: Odds Are That Female Inmates Are Not so Bad After All

NCJ Number

219854

Journal

Corrections Today Magazine

Date Published

August 2007

Research to Action: Informing Policy Makers About the Needs of Mothers and Children at Risk of Separation

NCJ Number

219713

Journal

Women & Criminal Justice

Date Published

2006

Women at Risk: The Mental Health of Women in Contact with the Judicial System

NCJ Number

213729

Date Published

2006

Publication Link

PDF

Systemic Criminal Justice Planning: Improving Responses to Women Offenders in Hamilton County, Ohio

NCJ Number

213723

Date Published

December 2005

Publication Link

PDF

Labor Support for Incarcerated Pregnant Women: The Doula Project

NCJ Number

211085

Journal

Prison Journal: An International Forum on Incarceration and Alternative Sanctions

Date Published

September 2005

Publication Link

HTML

Programs for Incarcerated Mothers

NCJ Number

206866

Date Published

February 2003

Publication Link

PDF

Services for Families of Prison Inmates

NCJ Number

194653

Date Published

2002

Prison Nursery 2000: A Five-Year Review of the Prison Nursery at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women

NCJ Number

193204

Journal

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Date Published

2001