Case Study Stephanie Jorge

Discussion of Case A woman in particular by the name of Stephanie Jorge has experienced what it is like to be pregnant and in prison. She endured the harsh realities of how the prison system treats women that are pregnant while incarcerated. Her story is just one of many today that serve time in state facilities. Stephanie Jorge served time at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, NY. She would be serving a three-month sentence for the crime that she committed. While there she had notified the correctional officers that she was pregnant upon entering the facility. As she described it many of the correctional officers did not seem to care about her condition and would not engage within her. One day while inside the facility Jorge started to feel pain and knew the baby was close to coming out. She had informed officers about her situation and they did not take action until 3 officers were available to be transported with her to the

This unit is where the mothers and child live together. In the room that they in there is a bed for the mother, a bed for the child and furniture for both mother and child. The fcaility has a open set up so that the mothers are able to interact with other mother sand children are able to engage and play with each other. The building also has a doctor on the unit that performs exams on all mothers every month. The program offers the mothers a doula to help her through the birth of their child. A doula is there to maintain a healthy experience for both month and child during childbirth. They are also there to help mothers communicate with staff members and others about their concerns and needs for their child and well being. The facility also offers the mothers with caregivers who are there to help with babysitting. These caregivers are other inmates who live in the J-Unit and have been cleared to help those mothers that are in need of a helping