What treatment do incarcerated mother's and their unborn…
August 13, 2026
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What treatment do incarcerated mother's and their unborn infants in our society deserve?
The medical neglect doesn't just affect the elderly and the infirm, mothers also suffer when they are forced by "Justice" to be caged during their pregnancy.
Brandi Abbott shared her experience with us over the phone. We used an Ai tool called #hedra to make this video from her testimony. The video is generated but the audio is authentic.
Her full testimony is shared in a link in the comments...
What else have you seen RRJ do to pregnant or postpartum mothers?
What treatment do incarcerated mother's and their unborn infants in our society deserve?
The medical neglect doesn't just affect the elderly and the infirm, mothers also suffer when they are forced by "Justice" to be caged during their pregnancy.
Brandi Abbott shared her experience with us over the phone. We used an Ai tool called #hedra to make this video from her testimony. The video is generated but the audio is authentic.
Her full testimony is shared in a link in the comments...
What else have you seen RRJ do to pregnant or postpartum mothers?
Watch the full interview here https://youtu.be/VBk_tJHWPR4
Nothing makes me question the faith of our local justice professionals like hearing how mothers and unborn infants are treated while incarcerated at RRJ.
There isn’t a prosecutor in sight who wouldn’t lock up an expectant mother while they show up to church every Sunday with smiles for the lil children.
Yes, I mean you #mehaffey. Yes I mean you #humphries. Yes I mean you #olsen. Yes I mean you #gusmann.
might go to church, evil in The house of God. Change your ways before you take your last breath, because God has something for you...stairway to hell
Sickening, absolutely awful.
bro it really is. Like how is it that judges allow themselves to sleep at night?
Uncage RRJ i think maybe they drink to sleep
They’ve got to be dealt with honestly, this is ridiculous
it isssss ridiculous. Something has got to be done
I hope someone steps up for this cause.
Uncage RRJ God is on our side. They are falling one by one
she need to sue
Oh Itz Ya I think we all need to sue ya feel me
Yeah Rappahannock need to start counting their days.
Oh Itz Ya they got it where no lawyer around here within a 100 miles won't touch them.
I will be there standing in front when they all get charge
I sat in that hell hole rappahannock almost two yrs I thought it was worse then riverside rapp is the place that broke me . Riverside I knew up north a whole other monster I won’t go past Richmond ever again haha even the Maryland prison was better then Rappahannock
Aweful 😢
it really is awful! Pregnant mothers should be allowed to carry to term before being sentenced or magistrated into incarceration. Public safety will survive the delay in-justice.
Uncage RRJ the Dr involved should be held accountable as well!! Who does not close wounds
I was actually in there with Brandi when she was pregnant. I was also pregnant while being locked up there and had my baby while being locked up in there.
god I'm so sorry! was your experience anything like hers?
Uncage RRJ wasn't too much different !
I can only imagine!
When I get the chance I can send you a message of how it went for me .
Okay 👍
Uncage RRJ [name removed] maybe you should give your inside scoops now that you’re moved and in GA!?!
same, back in 2019-2021, I was 6 weeks pregnant when I got hit with a probation violation and was sentenced to two and a half years. During Covid. I did the entire sentence in RRJ. My whole pregnancy, gave birth (the hospital security guard tried to cuff me to the bed and after a CO said no, he still wanted to until his superior was called), spent three days with my daughter (only because it was Memorial Day weekend and the hospital staff that did paperwork wouldn’t be there until Tuesday), went back to RRJ and was put on quarantine for 14 days… alone in a cell after having my first baby. Those were the hardest two weeks of my life. I was grateful for the tablets and being able to watch movies to get my mind off of it all. Then the jail was put on lockdown, and it was [name removed] (Rest In Peace 😔💔), and me in a cell, Brandi was pregnant with her first baby. I experienced it and also witnessed first hand how underfed and extremely poor diet they give someone carrying a child and recovering from childbirth. It is necessary to have commissary and the prices are stupid outrageous. We were given 15 minutes every other day out of the cell to shower, use the microwave, get ice, use the phone. Again thank God for the tablets. The let us out one or two cells at a time. Then the whole jail ended up getting Covid anyways bc the kitchen workers had it… when I got released, my daughter was 14 months old.. I didn’t know I was getting released, it was a couple months too early, but I got approved for the early release due to Covid and overcrowding. I was grateful, but it was a shock and my family was unprepared. No re-entry programs, no notice, just Harrison B&B. I even asked if I was getting picked up for prison. My daughter turned 6 in May and just started Kindergarten. I am grateful for where I am today, but I will never forget being wheeled out of that hospital room and having to leave my newborn baby, not even knowing if my mom was there to get her. Bc the only call I was allowed to make was to let my mom know I had given birth, and the CO had to call the jail and ask for even that. No pictures of my daughter the first three days in the world. No pictures of me holding her as an infant. No pictures of me pregnant with her. And the person in the room with me while I gave birth was a correctional officer (she was very nice though) and the hospital staff of course. My mom missing out on all the memories that should’ve happened had I not been in jail. The trauma and guilt and shame I carry to this day.. the judges probably didn’t think about any of that when they sentenced me. To probation violations. To admitting I had relapsed and asking my PO for help. I didn’t even take the urine screen. I just told the truth and was willing to go to intensive inpatient rehab. That’s what I got for being honest and it still doesn’t sit right with me.
Oh Brandi Abbott I'm sorry your experiencing this and praying over you during this time 🙏💜 .
I know she appreciates it! Thank you for helping her get the word out
im.praying right here beside you
wish we could run in the pod real quick 😂 but leave RIGHT AFTER
Alyssa MacEwen yes those days we made the best of them 😂 even under them strenuous lock downs and constantly raiding our cells for hand made pillows.
locked down on the fucking Super Bowl 🤦♀️
Alyssa MacEwen you were the halftime show 😂
so you’re aware she’s there for suffocating said baby?
no I was not. I know Brandy from a while ago. I have not been in touch with her recently 😔 that's not the Brandy I knew.
I sent you the video so you can see it for yourself
☠️
This is very true! Worst jail to ever be in
thank you for speaking up! We have to stand with mothers against cages
if we put all them inside this jail and treated them like this I wonder what they would do. You may commit a crime to get there but they are committing crimes everyday on people.
news flash it’s jail not a vacation goofy lol 😂
you must be a little kid. You don't even know anything about jail to say a stupid thing like that. And judging by your profile pictures
I agree I wasted many years in rrj and that kid is just a moron , once you watch them drop dead bodies down the steps and pretending like their still alive like oh we are sorry sir 💩 we heard dude die three hours ago. I seen total of six people die at riverside either getting beat by staff or someone else or health negligence and that’s been over 9yrs now I cant imagine how bad it is now!
This jail needs new people to run it. This is shameful to each county that funds it. Wake the hell up people no one deserves this treatment.
makes me wonder how Kevys annual #performancereview went
Uncage RRJ i dont wonder . That jail is bad
[name removed] Sounds like a new Sheriff is needed honestly. It starts at the top. I know no jail should be the Hilton, but given these unsanitary, life threatening conditions, they should be held liable for any deaths that happen in their watch. Maybe if they started holding people accountable for things, things would change. Maybe if their unlawful and immoral acts were actually handled, they may find themselves in a cell next.
Where is the baby ?
they usually go to a family member until the defendant is released.
this is a birth story from years ago this isn’t actually her talking. It’s AI and the baby is elsewhere because she tried to suffocate him.
just know his is fine and healthy ❣️
This place is disgusting. They don't give a f*** about anyone in here. I spent 10 total in here and could tell. I spent 3 days begging for a feminine product. You would think a women's pod would have those! Nope took 3 days off me bl33ding on myself and begging 3 different CO's to get me some. The women don't care about women's health at all. They look at us all like we are trash. I've been to Fairfax and Prince William. Over 11 years ago . They know how to properly run a jail. Maybe they need to talk to them. SMH. I'm traumatized. From being in RRJ. Literally.
that’s absolutely wild. We’ve heard that those jails are much more humanly run—at least they get real food. The Justice sanctioned trauma needs to end.
Uncage RRJ it does. The sheriff's at Fairfax had compassion they spoke to us like humans pregnant women are treated fat better than at RRJ. 10 DAYS was enough for me to see the corruption the neglect and the inhumane treatment in there.
[name removed] Stafford needs to take notes from Fairfax
that itself is a health hazard.
oh facts😢
She is telling nothing but the truth our cells where side by side the are ridiculous
i know you being there with her broke you too.
I was about to say as soon as I saw her! I remember this
This place needs to be shut down it’s not sanitary there and they shouldn’t treat people the way they do it’s sad!!! Something needs to be done and done now!!!
I stand with you
omg i remember her when i did her food stickers, i hope she’s okay!!
I’m sure she really appreciates your sentiment
MO [name removed] better food makes you heal better
try telling that to the terrible captain/major there🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️it’s crazy
Someone needs to call the health department to have them go in there and check it all out
yes this is exactly what need to be done
that won't happen. He'll i called the stafford fire department in there because my son could smell gas . They dont care
I was there for a few days after I had a baby and it was the worst! They were so overpopulated there were 4-5 people in a cell. Right after I had a surgery I had to go straight to the cell, they made me carry all of my linens, mattress, and something called a boat because the cell was so full I had to sleep on the boat on the floor along with another girl..it was disgusting and whole time I wasn’t supposed to be lifting anything they still made me carry all of that stuff in there. They also gave me a wool blanket after I told them I was allergic, I ended up breaking out in hives and it took 2 days for them to finally give me a Benadryl to help with the hives. On top of my pain I then had to deal with itching from hives for 2 damn days. This was back in 2015 so it’s been a little while but I doubt it’s changed much since then.
I’ll never understand why people think this treatment is necessary for public safety.
over crowded because they lock up so many people for stupid charges that could be let go on bonds
Tell them bm
that is what we need more people to speak out
Yeah there medical in there sucks ! ANY TIME you need treatment and all they do is give u water and tell you to lay down n take a nap and feel better…, [name removed]
The number of times I’ve heard drink water as a medical solution from RRJ staff is willlld
or crush meds that should never be crushed
don't forget you have to fill out a request form also. They will let you know in a day or two if you can receive medical Care.
It’s sickening the things they allow to go on there. And it seems if you tell anyone they make your life harder
Yeah, retaliation for speaking up is definitely a thing. This is the abuse of the Justice System loud and clear. It’s what shows everyone that there is no law and order. We have to punish them in response.
Hare that is so true. People are scared to talk.
The hell hole needs to be shut
idk how they have not been investigated or nothings been done yet smh
girl my last time this year was my last time the literally don’t give af about us or our well being at all smfh
no one will touch them and that they know.
they haven't been investigate it because they know how to cover their tracks. When doc comes in, they have the inmates do all the cleaning and the painting and everything like that. The showers and the women's pods literally have gnats and flies in the shower
they also get heads up bc things always changed a bit just before any kinda outside inspection. Different trays. Showers scrubbed. Unusual & random.
100% agree
What about the women the allow to MISCARRY in the hole and tell them to drink water?! If it wasn’t for that ONE CO, I could be dead right now!
Brandi we all got ya back girl! 🙏🏼💯
We’re glad for that ONE CO!! That’s such a crazy response to a miscarriage.
Uncage RRJ yes obviously the ONE CO helped someone in nee. You do have one or 2 CO that actually give a fuck about inmate’s
Hare that part!! All of that
"put a washcloth on it" -rrj staff response to gushing blood all over the cell
trust I know!
I was locked up with a girl in 2016 who went into labor. They left her in the cell forever. Finally they took her to medical where they left her for hours so she had her baby in medical at rrj alone.
Gawd damn. That’s bad
that jail isn't clean enough for a adult much less a newborn baby.
Ya jail gave me MRSA. Kept me in medical for 10 days with my arm busted open from my surgery, all they did was clean it with dial soap lmao, shit took three surgeries just to clear the infection
wow
Jeeeesus
It should be proper mental health care for everyone that needs it and especially people who have known psychiatric diagnoses. They wonder why people are no better once released.
they don't want them to get better. That's their money if they keep coming back
I was there in 2019 and the amount of women I saw with SEVERE infections waiting months for real care was staggering! My cell was COVERED in feces and I had to beg for cleaning supplies! After 3 months I went to prison and it was such a relief! If I'd have had to do 10 months in RRJ I guarantee I'd have some major health issues! Both physical AND mental! It's fucking CRIMINAL what they're doing.
i dont know why no one can touch this jail. Why is all of this being pushed under a rug. I wonder if [name removed] would like to sleep a week inside one of the cells
[name removed] Unfortunately jails are like this all over the country. It's disgusting. I watched a story where a woman was placed in a jail because she had a mental breakdown and while in there she was begging and pleading for help telling them she didn't feel well, they kept telling her she drink water, she was vomiting everywhere the more she drank. The next day she was found deceased in her cell and she had been deceased for hours.
I did 6 days at RRJ in 2011 and the things I played witness too. I started my period 24hrs after booking in and was not "allowed" any feminine hygiene products. The sandwich I was provided in intake left me sick as a dog for 2-3 days. They served green hotdogs one day for lunch, I am not lying when I say they had a green tint to them, mold on the bread. There were 4 of us to a cell, 2 boats on the floor and when the cells are cramped as is, you can imagine. A lady jumped from the 2nd tier floor the week I was there. I took a plea on something I could have probably beat, I just had to get out.
this is sad that the dogs st the pound eat better than this.
moldy, green food-that-shouldn’t-be-green is a new low
Let’s talk about why she’s back in jail. She attempted to suffocate her baby on a FaceTime. Not including the child endangerment charges she has as well. Why she isn’t allowed around her children.
and that this video was taken during the arrest after her two children got out of the door that she broke the frame to. SMH don’t glorify shitty moms
and fist fighting with the first baby in her arms. The drugs and alcohol she intakes with her children around. The cockroach infested house she had those babies living in. But no one is ready to talk about that.
Typical rhetoric of a stormtrooper
Uncage RRJ I’m the mother of her step child. She put those kids and their father through hell last year. I will not ever feel sorry for her ass. Period. Play stupid games wins stupid prizes. Do some more research on a mother if you want clout for feeling bad for her. She’s trash she’s where she belongs.
Check your DM’s share that video attached to her face
You are just a salty fish who wants to drag another woman who you feel morally superior to. I’m never gonna give a shii about the bad thing somebody did. You can die mad about it. This page has nothing to do with clout and everything to do with holding SYSTEMS accountable. SYSTEMS YOU DUMB FISH. duck your feelings about one specific woman who did a bad thing in your eyes. I WILL NEVER CARE. I’m not glorifying her, I’m denigrating your worldview. Your vengeance is not my problem.
Uncage RRJ in my eyes? I’ll share the whole video I sent you right now you’re supporting a child abuser and want other mothers to feel bad for a woman who knowingly neglected and abused her children ON camera. Trust me I wondered why he didn’t call me when the shit happened “then one baby mama be dead and the other be in jail” I’m walking. I’m the one with emergency custody of her step child, living without support because he has to take care of her two children. Is this about her first child or the child she lied about being pregnant with in order for her husband to feel sorry for her?
Uncage RRJ I don’t communicate with grown adults who do not know how to use proper grammar or spell. Also stalling someone’s page for a photos from years ago. Looking for ammo won’t find it on my page. That’s wild to me.
Also shouldn’t try to out run the police with a wanted drug dealer while pregnant.
We all know there are problems there and its unfortunate that you all received this neglect and them calling it treatment. Im sorry that you all had to experience this, no one deserves this. I know this page exists to spread light on how things are managed but the bigger issue is how do we collectively fix anything or work to bring solutions. Is it a lack of resources in people, funding, medical staff....like I would be willing to sit down and have a real discussion and work on solutions.
We would very much like you to join us to sit down and discuss solutions. Send us a dm and we’ll get you plugged in
sounds like a lack of morals, dignity, and heart above anything. Idk how these "professionals" sleep at night- just know what comes around goes around and God sees it all. Life can flip in an instant. Those people aren't excluded. 🙏🏼
My daughter was pregnant and swollen having contractions and they told her you will be fine let us know when you’re bleeding..
That’s crazy. In what way is this public safety?
Not trying to upset by saying try being a "new" (3 yrs into amputation) and having them NOT give you the message that you BROUGHT WITH YOU!! and then weeks to go to the dr to get something that you don't know what you
With all these people crying about the jail sounds like they are doing a good job lol, so what did you learn don’t go to jail lmao 🤣 people complaining like it’s a summer camp lol 😂
Mkay cop. Maybe go eat some donuts and pretend to keep us safe.
Uncage RRJ you do know crying about does nothing lol 😂
well dont be fucking pregnant in jail
Hey [name removed]. Maybe tell that to the prosecutors and judges…
I’ve had my own personal shit with Rappahannock personally, they almost killed me March 2025..
And back in 2022 I seen them send a girl back to the pod after giving birth, and she clearly needed a blood transfusion..
 somebody had a seizure in the bottom of May 2025, and I believe she passed away, it took them 10 minutes to respond and then we were looking out the balcony and they were just standing there
I helped a girl whose sugar was extremely low, behind a locked door.
I was the only one awake, thank God there was a pod worker outside of the doors.
She hit that button for help seven times, the officers didn’t come and help her until over 45 minutes later and then they wanna come rushing in like they’re doing something. Too late motherfuckers, we already took care of her.
It’s wild y’all are defending a woman who suffocated her child on camera to send to the child’s father because she was bitter and mad
She clearly wasn’t in jail for no reason and still isn’t in jail for no reason
Y’all be defending the wrong ones and I wonder why nobody takes you seriously
The video is AI at that 🤦♀️🤣
’t break the law and none of this will happen. Pretty simple solution
’t be a sheep and no one will call you that. Pretty simple solution.
DT Carr sometimes people are falsely charged and locked up for no reason. Also, just because you’re an addict doesn’t mean you should be treated like a dog
DT Carr So - for record - 62% of inmates at the RRJ have not been convicted of a crime. They are awaiting trial. And before you shoot back with "they wouldn't be there is they didn't break the law," 88% of probation violation cases are dismissed in Stafford Courts and 52% of traffic violations are sentenced with no jail time - so, there are plenty of people there who have not committed a crime. And even if they have, inhumane treatment still violaters there 8th amendment rights. I find that people like you are super gung-ho about 1st and 2nd Amendment rights, but think the 8th amendment should just be discarded
exactly. Why are these people even in situations to be arrested or suspected?? How did I make it to almost 50 years old and has never been even close to being in that situation? None of my friends either. I understand that people can be falsely accused, but 62%? That seems unrealistic.
Is it because you’re a cop in disguise? There’s more evidence of that then the decor you supposedly sell
DT Carr Check DOC statistics. If they are not convicted, they are not guilty. 62% of inmates at the RRJ have not been convicted, they are awaiting trial.
right that’s what I’m saying. 62% is a lot of people. How do you know they aren’t guilty if they haven’t gone to trial? My point is why be in any situation where you would even be perceived as a problem? That’s all I’m saying
DT Carr Comparatively it’s the worst jail system in Virginia! Cause they’re in on a charge doesn’t mean they deserve inhumane treatment.. which can be seen as a crime itself! How many times do you break the law or do something wrong, you just haven’t been caught? Only if you’re 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 you can throw stones, hypocrite.
This is the same girl I grew up with that beat my dog with the buckle of her leash then locked her in a cage outside to let all the other trailer park kids kick her cage with her and torment my dog and stayed on drugs I have no sympathy whatsoever you did the crime and you did the time I do however feel bad for the child who didn’t ask for any of it
This jail is very wicked !!!and what’s even worse is it’s multiple suits against them and nothing still changes.
That place is fucked 😭
Just to remind EVERYONE. she tried to smother her middle child and even sent a video to the childs father of her doing so. Yes rrj is shit but keep in mind shes in there for a reason. Look at her charges, its public record. SHE TRIED TO UNALIVE HER CHILD and yall wanna defend her? Get fucked
https://bustednewspaper.com/virginia/abbott-brandi-nichole/20251021-213600/?brid=J_FLs0YCJDR9G55dncEHTg incase yall wanna say im lying, this can back it up
If anyone wants picture proof inbox me. It won't let me post the photo
Y’all couldn’t have picked someone who didn’t put their own kids, and another child’s life in danger to be your call to action poster child? Instead you picked a violent felon whose actions could’ve lead to the death of CHILDREN.
She deserves the same consideration she gave those babies- and she gave them years of abuse and neglect….
Awe love you Brandi
I hope she sues the ass off RRJ. The government needs to shut this place down!NOW!!
I was put in RRJ in 2021 and stayed there for 2 years before being sent to prison . This was during covid . The nursing staff would just randomly stop giving me my mental health medications sometimes for weeks. Then when I finally went off I was put in the hole for 40 days. Feminine hygiene products were something you had to beg and beg for . Most of the time we had to make our own feminine hygiene products. The food is disgusting wet noodles most days. The majority of the food is not even edible. If I hadn't had my family sending me money to buy commissary I wouldn't have had anything to eat. I watched so many people going hungry there. Especially during covid when they stopped commissary for people who couldn't afford pay the rent. It's a very sad place and a corrupt system. A lot of the people in RRJ are there for the most minor crimes. But are treated like murderers. Most of them just need help. Either way it's incredibly inhumane. I'm glad someone is taking notice of this it's time something gets done. These judges are making money putting these people in this place it's all about money.
In fact I'd love to help. If I can help in any way please let me know.
Harmeet K. Dhillon
This is really upsetting and could have gone really wrong. That's a prime time to get an infection, have trouble with vitals, disrupt Mother and baby bonding, etc. This is so sick. Sending well wishes to this Mom and Baby, I hope they are ok.
Fuck rrj. Worst mother fucking jail there is. They don't give a fuck about you your family or anything that's going on or you might be going through. Something really needs to be fucking done with how they treat people fr
She will be fine..nobody says anything about who she is and how she be lieing so bad...I agree it sucks but I was her roommate and the girl would start twisting the fuxk out of her nose ring after demanding to go to medical...she didnt give af about her baby...a meal ticket....she didnt give a fuck about anything but commissary...I tried to tell her some good shit and she called me negative....and for her to be a spokesperson for anything or anyone omg
All this on here...rrj is a shithole and we all know they dont give af and haven't for many many years ...
Rrj is a piece of shit
I was one of many inmates that was neglected by RRJ after having a baby it was 100% awful
Gawd I can only imagine!
Its not just the jails, its the whole system..honestly. And t starts with the officers...
The whole system!! No one working in Justice is escapes their system’s cruelty
Here’s a real good one I was in there I remember a few officers got in trouble working the female side for S/Aing the female inmates and dude and his accomplices never got fired or brought on charges just demoted and moved to 6 building or to male side some real sick fucks working there
Investigate that fucking place to the fullest !!!
Vile place I remember a jail that got in big trouble for stuff done to female inmates one came to court in a t shirt shorts because she had her period and she made a mess the jail refused to let her shower that judge tore them a new a$$hole things were forced to change officers got fired and charged.I pray the same thing happens to RRJ they suck thank God my husband's brother made it out of that jail alive he's in a state facility that treats him a lot better and he's getting the help he needs.
It’s crazy how the state prison is safer than a local jail.
Jails absolutely need to be held accountable for their lack of care and they should not be able to get away with doing stuff like this. On the other side of things, don't get your butt into trouble to end up into jail. ESPECIALLY, whenever you're pregnant and you won't have to worry about it either. I can see both sides of the coin.
We shouldn’t allow our judges to put pregnant women in the jail in the first place. A sentence can be postponed and all manner of accommodations can be implemented by the court.
A pregnancy cannot be postponed. No judge order can ever undue the harm their petty need for vengeance causes mothers and LITERAL unborn children.
I spent my pregnancy there and had my baby there and THANK GOD I got lucky and didn’t suffer any complications but while I was pregnant and went to the outside obgyn they wrote my prescriptions to get fruit/milk/veggies/ and an ice pass and it took them weeks to finally give it to me cause when I went back to the obgyn I told them they weren’t giving me the prescriptions they was writing for me and they called up to the jail and got on their ass
Noted!!! I’ll remember that
I was just released from fluvanna today and i ended up on life support after almost bleeding to death following an emergency cesarean at rrj.
this is who I was saying you would probably like to get in touch with!
brandi aw baby girl i’m sorry



















































































