A woman gave birth alone in a jail cell after her cries for help were ignored, lawsuit says

[ChrisKnight06]

A spokeswoman with the sheriff department told The Post in a statement Wednesday that last year’s investigation concluded deputies “took the appropriate actions under the circumstances and followed the relevant policies and procedures.” In a follow-up statement, she added, “To make sure nothing like this happens again, the Denver Sheriff Department has changed its policies to ensure that pregnant inmates who are in any stage of labor are now transported immediately to the hospital.”


By 10:42 a.m., video of the cell showed Sanchez with her pants around her knees, her face distorted in a grimace. Soon, she is frantically taking off her pants and underwear. The door of her cell opens, but no one comes in to help.

Sanchez’s mouth is wide open in a scream. Within seconds, a small baby tumbles out onto the bed and only then does a man wearing surgical gloves enter the cell. He appears to examine the infant, gently patting the baby’s back a few times. At least two people in uniforms can be seen.

The Denver Fire Department took another 15 minutes to arrive at the cell, the lawsuit said. Sanchez and her baby weren’t transported to the hospital until around 11:15 a.m. — more than 30 minutes after she had given birth, the suit alleged.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/29/pregnant-woman-diana-sanchez-birth-alone-jail-cell-

 

[NinjaKnight]

Hell yeah Murica. Greatest country on Earth. If you don't like it you can leave.

 

[KnighttimeJoe]

Lmao. THEY FOLLOWED RELEVANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

NOW WE ARE GOING CHANGE THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SO IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.

Idiots.

 

[sk8knight]

Absolutely horrible. Heads should roll, maybe even up to and including the Sheriff.

 

[Jedi.Knight]

Hell yeah Murica. Greatest country on Earth. If you don't like it you can leave.

That's what we in the civilized world call justice. You do the crime, you do the time.

 

[ucflee]

What was she in the pokey for?*

 

[UCFWayne]

that is insane. alot of people shoudl be fired over this but probably wont be. im sure they will investigate themselves and find nothing was wrong.

 

[sk8knight]

They may have followed policy and the policy was wrong. Following policy might/should cover the COs and deputies from prosecution and potentially civil liabilities. But the system is wrong and this lady will probably get a sizable settlement out of it.