American media One of the most remarkable stories of recent years has run. 29-year-old Daisy Link and 23-year-old Joan Depaz, imprisoned in the same prison complex in Miami-Dade, Florida, became parents even though They never saw each other face to face..
Their daughter was born on June 19, 2024 at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
How is that possible?
Daisy Link has been at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center since June 2022, charged with Murder Second degree. Joan Depaz was held in another branch of the same complex – charged with first-degree murder.
According to the WSVN-TV news investigation, Depaz donated semen wrapped in plastic foil through a ventilation system (air conditioning ducts) linking both detention areas. Link used them with a makeshift applicator.
Doctor Specialist in reproductive medicine, Dr. Fernando Akerman, stated that the chances of getting pregnant this way were less than 5%. Nevertheless, the procedure was successful.
DNA test confirmed Joan Depaz's paternity. Two days after birth child My father's mother was handed over.
Consequences
Miami-Dade Corrections initiated an internal investigation into the case. In 2025, Joan Depaz pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. The phone records revealed that Daisy Link was deliberately planning to become pregnant, hoping to become a mother and thus gaining better conditions or even early release.
History Daisy Link and Joan Depaza became a symbol of the holes in Florida's prison system and sparked a huge discussion on security in American prisons.
