Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Corrections
 
Board
State Board of Local and Regional Jails
 
chapter
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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2/2/12  10:26 am
Commenter: Janet Ferguson

Pregnant women delivering their babies
 

Please stop the restricting and placing of shackles on women doing childbirth.  I was shocked to learn that this was taking place?????

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