Giving birth while shackled may be illegal, but mothers still have to endure it

A New York state law passed in 2009 bans the use of restraints during labor and postpartum recovery yet incarcerated women report still being shackled Imagine being pregnant and going into labor. Now imagine having handcuffs around your wrists attached to a chain, leading to a chain wrapped around your waist. Another chain leads from your waist to your feet, where cuffs keep them only inches apart. This is a practice known as shackling.Across the United States, prison policy dictates that people