Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Comments

Department of Corrections

State Board of Local and Regional Jails

Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups [6 VAC 15 ‑ 40]

Action	Amend Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups to add requirements on restraint of pregnant offenders
Stage	NOIRA
Comment Period	Ended on 2/29/2012

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2/6/12 9:56 pm

Commenter: Stephanie Rodriguez, Alliance for Progressive Values

Stop shackling female prisoners in labor

Please end this barbaric practice. It is not only inhumane, but endangers the health of both the mother and her child. Virginia, you can do better than this.

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