Houston Public Media: A woman had a miscarriage after detention officers allegedly assaulted her in the Harris County Jail, lawsuit says
March 1, 2024
According the lawsuit, Mikayla Savage suffered a miscarriage after experiencing at least six separate physical and sexual assaults inside the Harris County Jail. About five days after her arrest, Savage…
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According the lawsuit, Mikayla Savage suffered a miscarriage after experiencing at least six separate physical and sexual assaults inside the Harris County Jail.
“Officials have entirely disregarded the human suffering within the jail”
About five days after her arrest, Savage was removed from her cell and lined up in a hallway before being brought to court, the lawsuit read. As she stood against the wall, detention officer Roda allegedly told detention officer Martinez to grab Savage. According to the lawsuit, Martinez “yanked” Savage by the collar of her shirt and “swung her around like a rag doll.”
On June 24, Savage was sent to LBJ Hospital and was ultimately “given an abortion to which she believed that she did not consent and which she found incredibly traumatic,” according to court records.