Ex-Illinois inmate’s lawsuit over forced labor induction tests Gov. JB Pritzker on reproductive rights

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 28, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 28, 2026, 6 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/illinois-corrections-forced-birth-induction-lawsuit/

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EAST ALTON, Ill. — She arrived at X House resigned to delivering her baby while incarcerated. Amy Hicks was 7 ½ months pregnant and convicted of an illegal drug offense that would keep her behind bars for months to come. Still, as Hicks waited inside that transitional cellblock of the Logan Correct...