Alabama woman was forced to give birth in a jail shower, lawsuit says

Listen 6 min ShareAshley Caswell screamed in pain from inside an Alabama jail, pleading to be taken to a hospital, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
Choose your plan ArrowRight After being in labor for 12 hours, Caswell gave birth to her son in a jail shower on Oct. 16, 2021, her attorneys say.
“The mistreatment Ashley experienced in the Etowah County Jail is shocking and unacceptable,” Sharon Cohen Levin, a partner with Sullivan & Cromwell, said in a news release.
Advertisement“Giving birth to my son without any medical help in the jail shower was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life.
According to an AL.com investigation, Etowah County arrested some 257 pregnant women under chemical endangerment of a child charges between 2015 and 2023.

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