What the Broward County Sheriff's Office Did to Tammy Will Make You Sick

This Sheriff's Office Ignored a Woman's Screams and Forced Her to Give Birth on the Jail Floor. Sign to Demand Justice for Tammy. Sign Now Dear friends, On the morning of April 10, 2019, while incarcerated, Ms. Tammy Jackson began to feel painful contractions. The 35-year-old knew she would be giving birth soon. But as she screamed for help, her calls went unanswered. Instead, she was forced to go through a horrifying and excruciating childbirth by herself — on the floor of her prison cell. Sign to demand that the Broward County Sheriff's Office in the U.S. state of Florida fire the officers who put the lives of Tammy Jackson and her newborn baby at risk. Tammy only received help seven hours after she had originally alerted guards. And by the time doctors and jail employees arrived, they found her bleeding and holding her baby in her arms. According to Tammy's lawyers, Ms. Jackson suffers from mental illness. The trauma of having to give birth to her child with no assistance has left her in an even more fragile mental state.Even more galling, a recent CDC study showed that black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from childbirth complications. In other words, the Broward County Sheriff's office not only failed Ms. Jackson — they also put both her and her baby's life at risk.To date, there have been no consequences for the employees who turned their backs on her and forced her to go through the indignity of giving birth on a jailhouse floor. This is unacceptable. The sheriff's office must fire the careless employees that ignored Tammy's cries. There is no excuse for this type of negligence. Sign if you agree. Thank you,   Andrew M The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The officers responsible for this abuse and neglect must be held accountable. Sign the petition.