Pregnant Behind Bars

In Cook County Jail, pregnant detainees are housed under one roof while they await trial. Inmate Jamie, a mother of four, struggles to gain visitation rights, and Tanya requests house arrest to prepare for the birth of her son.

Cook County’s pregnant detainees are housed under one roof while they await trial. Inmate Latoya struggles with the possibility of giving her baby up for adoption, while detainee Esther is sent to disciplinary segregation.