‘A traumatic ordeal:’ Woman says she gave birth in Johnson County Jail and was denied proper care

A woman in custody at the Johnson County Jail says she gave birth in her cell after she was denied proper care by staff.

Victoria Boldon, 27, told KERA News during a phone call Saturday her baby was born early Wednesday morning after jailers refused to transport her to a hospital.

Boldon said she began experiencing contractions and felt herself going into labor around 9 p.m. Tuesday, which lasted about three hours. When she tried to tell jailers, Boldon said they refused to take her to the hospital and told her to count her contractions…

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