FRANKFORT, Ky. — State lawmakers in Frankfort heard about proposed legislation that could be filed in 2027 to address prenatal and postpartum care for incarcerated women in Kentucky.
State Rep. Emily Callaway, R-Louisville, said her proposal seeks to better track the quality of care pregnant women receive in Kentucky jails. Callaway said the state lacks standardization in the data collected about pregnant inmates.
“This discussion today is very important because some mothers are truly more vulnerable than others,” Callaway told lawmakers. “They found themselves in the care of our corrections facilities, and we have a duty to ensure they too are cared for and that the baby has a fighting chance, even before his or her first breath.”…