Uncounted: Ohio’s failure to track lost pregnancies in jails spurs questions over care

How Sheriffs Fail to Report Miscarriages, Stillbirths In Ohio Jails

One woman’s pregnancy ended in the Cuyahoga County Jail amid ignored cries for help and an ‘egregious performance failure’ by medical staff.

Uncounted: Ohio’s failure to track lost pregnancies in jails spurs questions over care

One woman’s pregnancy ended in the Cuyahoga County Jail amid ignored cries for help and an "egregious performance failure" by medical staff.

Why miscarriages and stillbirths go unreported inside Ohio jails

Nearly five months pregnant, Linda Acoff screamed in pain inside a cell in the Cuyahoga County Jail. The pressure and cramping intensified. Blood specks dotting the cold floor were met only with a nurse’s offering of extra sanitary napkins and a dose of Tylenol.   Several more hours passed on that January 2024 morning before Acoff’s cellmate alerted a jailer, who looked inside before rushing to declare a medical emergency. Security video shows A…