Samantha Randazzo, 33, was nine months pregnant when she went into labor during her arraignment in a Brooklyn courtroom on Friday, May 15. She had been arrested the previous day for alleged drug possession and trespassing, after police said she was on the roof of her building without authorization. A joint press release from The Legal Aid Society and multiple public defender organizations stated that attorneys and staff present in the courtroom witnessed her labor and delivery on a courtroom bench without adequate medical care, privacy, or dignity, surrounded by court personnel, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and others. The release also claimed she delivered “in shackles” after reportedly spending more than 24 hours in custody.
"Attorneys and staff from The Legal Aid Society and Brooklyn Defender Services who were present in the courtroom witnessed her labor and deliver her child on a courtroom bench without adequate medical care, privacy, or dignity, surrounded by court personnel, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and others, the release claims."
"Samantha Randazzo, 33, who was nine months pregnant at the of her arraignment, went into labor on the evening of Friday, May 15, according to a joint press release by The Legal Aid Society and multiple public defender organizations."
"The society and Brooklyn Defender Services, whose members were present in the courtroom at the time, claimed that she had delivered her baby "in shackles" after "reportedly spending more than 24 hours in custody.""
"Randazzo was arrested on Thursday, May 14, for alleged drug possession and trespassing, according to The New York Times. Police told the outlet that she was on the roof of her building in Brooklyn without authorization. When she was searched, officers allegedly found her in possession of a controlled substance, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told"
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