Skip to main content

The timeline can be navigated with the “Scroll Left” and “Scroll Right” buttons or by dragging the pointer to a date on the timeline waveform (located at the bottom of the screen on the desktop version and on the left of the screen on mobile). To filter by a particular topic and see a smaller section of the data, make a selection on the dropdown “Filters” menu or click “Search” to do a keyword search. Hover over the abbreviated filter tags in the blue boxes to see the complete name of the filter, or click a filter to display all the data with this tag. If you want to take a deeper dive into a specific topic by viewing a narrative essay page and a curated timeline, click on “Stories.”

Read More

State v. Baez charges Nellie Baez with "risk of injury to child" for cocaine use while pregnant in Connecticut.

1989

LEG
OC

Nellie Baez, a 20-year-old Latina woman, is arrested for "drug possession" and "risk of injury to a child" for possession of cocaine while pregnant.

The police claim the charges will be elevated to manslaughter if the fetus dies. However, both charges are later dropped, although Baez does receive a one-year sentence for "tampering with evidence" for allegedly swallowing a quarter ounce of cocaine during the arrest.