Courtesy of Rhonda Dupree Andrea Circle Bear, who was in federal prison on a drug charge, gave birth on a ventilator before dying of COVID-19. “It ends badly.” For Circle Bear, the prison stint was ultimately a death sentence. Her grandmother, Clara LeBeau, said Circle Bear called her from her hospital bed, sounding confused and afraid. Though there are many more men behind bars than women, female incarceration has grown at twice the pace of men’s in recent decades. Courtesy of Rhonda Dupree Andrea Circle Bear with various members of her family.

Source: Huffington Post May 13, 2020 15:11 UTC