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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2/13/12  4:28 pm
Commenter: William R. Casey

Shackling Female Prisoners During Childbirth
 

I urge you to eliminate the standard practice of shackling female prisoners during the time they are in labor and delivery of their children.  In this state, they are not a threat to correctional officers or the public. The current practice is cruel and dangerous according to medical practitioners.

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