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• Pregnant COs say Calif. forces them to choose their jobs or their babies

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  California state COs who become pregnant face a difficult choice, according to a newly filed class action lawsuit

• Eliminating gender bias in corrections

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  Connie Alleyne talks about working as a female in corrections

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• Female COs in Ga. prisons face harassment from male colleagues

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  The Department of Corrections has had at least 99 complaints of sexual harassment in a five-year period

• Ky. female COs settle harassment suit: $1.5M

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  The women alleged multiple incidents, including an attempted rape, touching their breasts and buttocks and masturbating in front of them

• Calif. judge issues temporary injunction in case of pregnant CO who lost baby

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  “We’re not asking for favorable treatment for pregnant [COs] — we’re asking that everybody be treated equally on a case-by-case basis," attorney Arnold Peter said

• Ill. state panel rejects former CO's harassment complaint

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  A judge previously recommended both complaints be dismissed, finding the woman not credible in her accusations

• Calif. CO who lost baby suing state prison system

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  The CO filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction prohibiting the CDCR from denying light-duty positions to pregnant officers

• Fla. jail deputies reprimanded for slow response to lawyer's signals for help

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  The lawyer pressed a "duress button" and even banged on a glass window before two deputies finally came to let her out

• Women call conditions at crowded Mich. prison 'cruel and unusual'

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  Inmates filed a report accusing the prison of being "severely overcrowded and lacking proper ventilation"

• NM settles female COs' sexual harassment case for $2.5M

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  The suit accuses 23 male officers of physical threats and verbal abuse

• CO honored for 32 years with Mich. sheriff's office

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  Liz Bouts started working for Lenawee County Sheriff's Office as a records clerk 1986 and became a corrections officer in 2002

• Texas prison system faces allegations of harassment, discrimination

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  The TDCJ is plagued by sexual harassment and a culture that makes it difficult for women to get promoted, according to current and former employees

• Tier Talk: Policies for pregnant officers

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  How are pregnant officers assigned at your facility? Anthony Gangi discusses a recent lawsuit filed by a pregnant officer who says she lost her baby on the job

• Ind. CO helps save infant choking on food

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  Officer Regina Ward said she just reacted by "instinct" and "did what I’m trained to do"

• Lawsuit alleges prison didn't accommodate pregnant CO

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  The CO says she fell while responding to a fight between inmates, causing her to subsequently lose her child

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