. >> kimberly jeffrey has spent almost 2 decades on the streets or behind bars for petty theft. during that time, she lost her children one by one. >> i went into a walgreen's, and my son was crying, my infant son was crying. i took a pacifier, took it out of the package and put it in his mouth so he could stop crying, and they arrested me and i never saw that baby again. >> the last time she was in prison, kim went into labor with her son, noelle. it didn't go as she expected. >> after the epidural and the anesthesia, dr nassar asked me or made a statement about the tubal ligation. >> a tubal ligation procedure is a form of sterilization. >> i freaked out. i'm like, are we doing what? i'm like, no doctor please don't give me any outside procedure outside of this c-section. i haven't agreed on anything else. so he brought in a form for me to sign, declining the tuberlagation while i was strapped down on the table. you know not in my right mind. >> kim's story is not unique. according to a recent report by the center for investigative reporting, california women's prisons conduct