Re: this week's story in the Tennessean:

"[The woman's attorney] said officers would not allow her to take a 
breast pump with her from the hospital even though she was separated 
from the baby for more than a day after she was discharged from the 
hospital, causing painfully engorged breasts...[Sheriff's spokeswoman] 
Weikal said Villegas' baby was with her for about 40 of the 60 hours she 
was in the hospital, but agreed that she was separated from the baby for 
about 34 hours between the time she was released from the hospital and 
the time she was released from jail."

--Pregnant inmate shackled to hospital bed during labor, by Travis 
Loller, Associated Press, July 15, 2008

In defense of their actions, sheriff's spokeswoman Karla Weikal said, 
"People want to ignore the fact that we have 500 females incarcerated 
every day," she said. "Currently, there are 25 females who are pregnant 
in jail."

We've discussed the inhumane treatment of birthing women in detention on 
Lactnet for years.What can be done to start to effect some real change 
in this country in the treatment of lactating prisoners?

Arly Helm, MS, IBCLC
Starting to breathe again in smoky Northern California

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