"The state has for years tracked the number of pregnant people in county jails and incidents of restraints — but now, Texas is also collecting information about their prenatal care, mental health indicators, pregnancy outcomes and more. Advocates hope this effort will provide more accountability to a system that incarcerates hundreds of pregnant people each month."

https://apnews.com/article/pregnancy-and-childbirth-prisons-ruby-mcpeters-texas-crime-622ef0ad5a62bf48a2e970584a4f3ebc

#PublicHealth #incarceration #ReproHealth #pregnancy #MentalHealth #research #texas

"The state has for years tracked the number of pregnant people in county jails and incidents of restraints — but now, Texas is also collecting information about their prenatal care, mental health indicators, pregnancy outcomes and more. Advocates hope this effort will provide more accountability to a system that incarcerates hundreds of pregnant people each month."

https://apnews.com/article/pregnancy-and-childbirth-prisons-ruby-mcpeters-texas-crime-622ef0ad5a62bf48a2e970584a4f3ebc

#PublicHealth #incarceration #ReproHealth #pregnancy #MentalHealth #research #texas

"The number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration...ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump. During the last 16 months of the Biden administration, ICE held around 25 children a day."

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers

#PublicHealth #immigrant #immigration #ICE #DHS #detention #incarceration #ChildrensHealth #families #MentalHealth #texas

"The number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration...ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump. During the last 16 months of the Biden administration, ICE held around 25 children a day."

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers

#PublicHealth #immigrant #immigration #ICE #DHS #detention #incarceration #ChildrensHealth #families #MentalHealth #texas