Clarke could have been tapped as NBC's jail birthing expert

NBC Evening News missed a real opportunity Thursday.

It featured this appalling story:

Video allegedly shows woman giving birth in Denver jail cell alone, with no assistance

But good NBC producer work could have sought out this expert for comment:

Third Woman Sues Sheriff Over Birth in Milwaukee Jail

Embattled Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. was sued by another woman who claims she was forced to give birth in a filthy jail cell without any medical care, before being shackled to a hospital bed during a week of postpartum treatment.

2014 Clarke campaign literature touted his "Advanced training in Corrections management."

And perhaps on its follow-up story:

Milwaukee County will pay $200,000 to a woman who gave birth in jail in 2014

Not to mention a separate 2016 lawsuit:

Former Milwaukee County jail inmate sues over newborn's death

Leading to additional claims spelled out in this 2018 report:

Five women who served time at Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County jail have filed lawsuits against the county and former Sheriff David Clarke, Jr., alleging mistreatment while they were pregnant – including shackling, the death of one child and the stillbirth of another.

These stories absolutely cry out for commentary from anyone expert experience and "Advanced training in Corrections management."