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  3:57 pm
Commenter: Connie Buttimer

In favor of restricting the use of shackles on pregnant prisoners.
 

We should restrict the use of shackles on women who are pregnant and experiencing labor.  They need to have the freedom to move in order to help aleviate some of the pain associated with child birth.  The risk to medical personnel or the risk of flight is so minimal that this is the only humane thing to do for the women prisoners  in this situation. 

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