Background
In 2021, the JIWC formed a small policy workgroup, which reviewed state and federal statutes around pregnant and postpartum people in prison. They reviewed 491 state law records and 65 federal law records from Westlaw*, which were then uploaded to Dedoose, where they were qualitatively coded by topic.
JIWC members are using this state and federal policy clearinghouse to disseminate states’ incarceration policies through policy briefs, scholarly publications and webinars (2023-2024).
Briefs
- Ensuring Adequate Nutrition for People who are Pregnant and Incarcerated (March 2024)
- State Laws on Substance Use Treatment for Incarcerated Pregnant & Postpartum People (December 2023)
- Abortion Access for Incarcerated People in the U.S. (May 2023)
- Breastfeeding & Lactation Support for Incarcerated People in the U.S. (April 2023)
- Alternatives to Incarceration for Pregnant & Postpartum People in the U.S. (March 2023)
*The JIWC Collaborative would like to thank Alicia Kubas and Scott Dewey, University of Minnesota Law Library, for their assistance with our policy searches.