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| Precious Doe settlement brings changes for babies born to incarcerated women in Oklahoma |
| By normantranscript.com |
| Published: 02/28/2013 |
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NORMAN — The parties to a federal lawsuit arising from the brutal killing in 2001 of the child known as “Precious Doe” have announced a settlement. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections , OU Medical Center and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services have agreed to adopt new procedures to ensure that babies born to mothers in prison will be referred to DHS to plan for the safe placement of the newborn before the baby leaves the hospital. Erica Michelle Marie Green was born in May 1997 at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center to a mother incarcerated in an Oklahoma prison. Erica’s biological father, Larry Green, was also incarcerated. At the time of her birth, there were no procedures in place for either DOC or OU Medical Center to provide notification to DHS to connect with the incarcerated mother to assist in planning for the safe placement of the newborn. Read More. |
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