A lot of these are tubal ligations, which are generally not medically necessary. In some cases the women weren't preemptively informed of the procedure or other

A lot of these are tubal ligations, which are generally not medically necessary. In some cases the women weren't preemptively informed of the procedure or otherwise had denied consent and only found out they had received it later. There was an investigation on a subset of these some years back, and a quarter or so were done without consent [1]. Even one would be cause for alarm, but there were/are systemic issues with this in the penal system. [1] https://revealnews.org/article-legacy/bill-to-prevent-sterilization-abuse-of-female-inmates-heads-to-governor/ https://revealnews.org/article-legacy/bill-to-prevent-steril...