In January, Richardson entered guilty pleas to two counts of criminal vehicular homicide. She was sentenced today to four ...

Sua Richardson will serve time in prison for the deaths of Melinda Thao and her unborn child, identified by family members as ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Advocates are working to improve healthcare for pregnant women who are incarcerated. A proposed bill would allow pregnant women the opportunity to be released on bail ...

The number of pregnant women in prison and on remand has increased by 36% since last year (Picture: Getty) Lying on the thin mattress of a single twin bed, Suzy*, couldn’t escape the ...

A group of experts is working to make life easier for pregnant women in jails and prisons. A legislative advisory committee will present an amended bill to the Legislature this session that aims to ...

State Rep. Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham, has filed a bill that would allow pregnant women sentenced to incarceration to defer their sentences until after the birth of their child. Proponents of ...

A Bradford County man originally charged with more than 500 sex crimes faces life in prison after pleading guilty to 21 ...

In 2024, Sen. Ossoff investigated the alleged abuse that pregnant women in Georgia state prisons and jails face as the Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee. His investigation revealed pervasive ...

Now, Ossoff helped introduced bipartisan legislation to protect incarcerated pregnant women from abuse. Sens. Ossoff, ...