bar graph showing most pregnant people entering jail are still pregnant when released, fewer than 10 percent give birth during a jail stay, and fewer than 1 percent give birth inside the jail

Data Source: Sufrin et al. (2020), Pregnancy Prevalence and Outcomes in US Jails. (Graph: Leah Wang, 2025)

This graph originally appeared in Birth behind bars: Ten years of U.S. jail births covered in the news highlight horrific experiences and minimal data collection.



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