Table 2.
Pregnancy prevalence and admissions of pregnant people in U.S. jails, 2016–2017
| Prison System | Total Female Census, 12/31/16 | Pregnancy Prevalence, 12/31/16 No. (% of all females) |
Total Female Census, 4/31/17 | Pregnancy Prevalence, 4/31/17 No. (% of all females) |
Total number of admissions of pregnant females, 12 months | Admitted females who were pregnant, December, 2016, No. (% of admitted females) | Admitted females who were pregnant, April, 2017, No. (% of admitted females) | Median admissions of pregnant females per month No. (range) |
Median number of pregnant females, on the last day of the month No. (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 502 | 14 (2.8%) | 539 | 28 (5.2%) | 265 | 18 (3.9%) | 16 (2.9%) | 22.5 (11–32) | 18.5 (11–39) |
| LA County | 1781 | 54 (3.0%) | 1963 | 60 (3.1%) | 445 | 34 (2.4%) | 30 (1.9%) | 34.5 (22–50) | 56 (48–65) |
| Rikers Island | 545 | 6 (1.1%) | 608 | 6 (1%) | 117 | 11 (3.4%) | 5 (1.3%) | 9.5 (5–18) | 8.5 (6–18) |
| Texas Jails | 1851 | 87 (4.7%) | 1119* | 61 (5.5%)* | 742 | 29 (4.7%)* | 22 (3.4%)* | 29.5 (2–58) | 44.5 (26–69) |
| W. Mass | 231 | 11 (4.8%) | 258 | 5 (1.9%) | 53 | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (1.2%) | 3.5 (2–9) | 10 (5–17) |
| Total | 4910 | 172 (3.5%) | 4487 | 160 (3.6%) | 1622 | 95 (3.2%) | 75 (2.3%) | 23 (2–52) | 27.5 (5–69) |
Numbers and percents are total counts (not samples) in the jails included in this study.
*
Represents only one of the two Texas jails.