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Texas Girl Born in Jail Heading to Harvard After Graduating at the Top of Her Class (people.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Pat12@lemmy.world to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world

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[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

What's the story with mom? I'm curious as to why babies are being born in jail to begin with.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably a twin situation. Sometimes one twin will strangle the other to death in the womb. In Texas this is punishable by jail as soon as you are born.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You're kidding right.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

it's 2024, do you really know?

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It says a lot about modern republican shit that it's not trivial to tell.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Huh?

Woman commits crime.
Babby is formed.
Woman is convicted of crime, is pregnante. Goes to jail/prison.
gregrant women has baby during sentence duration.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They couldn't bring her to a hospital for the delivery? Maybe postpone her sentence for the sake of the child. Do anything humane?

I could see maybe if she was a murderer and a flight risk but it's also possible she's doing time for something stupid like being black on a Friday. Which is why I ask, what's the story with mom?

[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Even in medieval times you could plead the belly to avoid being incarcerated.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

I really doubt her mother was black

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

it's texas. She was likely pregante.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Given that fetus are now children, because of skydaddy, she should be able to go after the workers of the jail for kidnapping her.