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A former inmate in South Carolina was awarded more than $1 million following the death of one of her twin babies who died after being born prematurely in a prison toilet. ABC News reports<\/a> that a court order states Sinetra Johnson will receive $750,000 from the South Carolina Department of Corrections and $200,000 each from Medustrial and MedFirst, the two companies that provide health services to the prison system.<\/p>\n

Johnson was pregnant with twins while serving a sentence for violating parole in 2012. On October 11, 2012, at 26 weeks pregnant, Johnson went into preterm labor. The New York Daily News states<\/a> that Johnson complained of \u201csevere abdominal pain,\u201d but she was not fully examined by medical staff in the prison. Instead, \u201cmedical staff checked her vital signs, diagnosed the problem as \u2018stretching\u2019 ligaments and repeatedly ignored her ongoing cries for help, her court filings state.\u201d<\/p>\n

That night, Johnson delivered her daughter in a common area toilet. According to ABC<\/a>, \u201cGuards still didn’t come to help, and fellow inmates took Johnson in a wheelchair to the medical station, where she delivered her second child, a healthy son.\u201d The New York Daily News notes<\/a>, “Prison staff allegedly waited for EMS to arrive before checking on the first baby, removing it from the toilet and placing it in a biohazard bag to give to EMS, her filings state.” Tragically, an autopsy revealed that Johnson\u2019s daughter could have survived if she had received immediate assistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s very glad to have this behind her and is looking forward to the rest of her life,\u201d Johnson\u2019s attorney J. Christopher Mills told reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0HORRIBLE: Woman gives birth in Denver jail cell alone as she screams for help<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The horrific treatment that Johnson and her vulnerable children allegedly received while in prison demonstrates the need for specialized care for mothers in custody. Johnson\u2019s story may have had a very different outcome if she had access to a \u201cpregnancy wing<\/a>\u201d like the one implemented at one women\u2019s prison in Illinois. As part of the special unit, pregnant mothers and mothers of newborns receive \u201caround the clock education, training and treatment.\u201d The women can use real beds with pillows, electrical and manual breast pumps, and other specialty items not allowed in prison.<\/p>\n

One inmate in the program said<\/a> the pregnancy wing will \u201chelp a lot of women in the long run\u2026. It\u2019s nice that they\u2019re trying to make it a better environment for our babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hopefully, other prisons will follow this example, preventing the senseless mistreatment Johnson and her children allegedly suffered.<\/p>\n

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A former inmate in South Carolina was awarded more than $1 million following the death of one of her twin babies who died after being born prematurely in a prison toilet. 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