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A 21-year-old woman surrendered her newborn to a Los Angeles fire station this week, shedding light on the power of Safe Surrender laws. The baby was taken to a downtown L.A. fire station at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and found to be in good health, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The child was then taken to a hospital. California's Safe Surrender law aims "to save lives of newborn infants at risk of abandonment by encouraging parents or persons with lawful custody to safely surrender the infant within 72 hours of birth, with no questions asked," the fire department...

Just hours after birth, a woman dropped off an infant early Tuesday at a southwest Houston fire station, police said. The baby, who police believe had been born only a few hours earlier, was dropped off around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Houston Fire Department Station no. 21 at the 10500 block of South Main Street, according HPD Lt. Larry Crowson. Under the Texas Safe Haven Law, also known as the Baby Moses Law, a person can drop off a newborn baby under the age of 60 days old to a designated safe haven, such as a hospital or a...

Some female inmates at the Johnson County jail are sleeping on “boats” because not enough bunks are available for everyone. The jail in Franklin was expanded four years ago but is already near full capacity.