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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1/31/12  3:26 pm
Commenter: Lucy Dartley

Limit Restraints
 

Please take into account the unuasual restraint of a mother who is delivering her child in prison. The comfort of the mother and the delivery of the child is disturbed when the mother cannot move with ease during labor.

CommentID: 21698