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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1/31/12 7:06 pm

Commenter: D'Arcy L McGreer

restricting the use of shackles on pregnant prisoners.

Please produce regulations about pregnant prisoners so that harmful and unnecessary restrainst are not used, particularly when they are in the process of giving birth to their child.

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