The Latest Breaking News from Rianna Cleary

Shackled, alone and scared: the grim reality for women forced to give birth in prison

Across the world, pregnant women held in prison are often kept in deplorable conditions, leading some to miscarry or give birth alone inside a cell, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025

Women’s prisons report finds 97 deaths in decade as self-harm hits record high

Charity director warns ‘more deaths will follow’ unless government changes tack and closes women’s prisons

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

UK prison where baby died gives women rape alarms to call for help during labour

Campaigners renew calls to end incarceration of pregnant women after introduction of measure at HMP Bronzefield

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell

It was more than 12 hours after Rianna Cleary went into labour before anyone came to help her. She was covered in blood – and her daughter was dead. Why were they failed so appallingly?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

‘Serious failings’ contributed to baby’s death in 12-hour lone prison birth

Rianna Cleary, who was 18 at the time, gave birth to Aisha alone in Surrey prison cell after officers ignored calls for help

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

Baby died after ‘extremely vulnerable’ mother gave birth alone in prison

Aisha Cleary was pronounced dead after being born in HMP Bronzefield jail in September 2019.

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023

Aisha Cleary: Baby died after ‘vulnerable’ Black teenage mother gave birth alone in prison cell

‘Nothing can change the nightmare I went through or bring Aisha back,’ mother says

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2023