Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding a Texas county jail inmate who claimed she was forced to give birth behind bars after officers ignored her repeated cries for help. Shaye Bear, 25, was about five months pregnant when she went into labor at Ellis County Jail in Waxahachie on Thursday, WFAA reported. Bear claimed that despite pleas for help after her water broke, guards did not respond until after the baby had been born. A law enforcement official told the station that investigators believe the inmate induced her own labor. Nearly two years ago, Bear gave birth at a hospital although she was an inmate in the Dallas County jail system, the report said.

Source: Fox News May 22, 2018 09:33 UTC