| 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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If there is one time in life when it is most important that a woman not be shackled, it is while giving birth. Please put the health of the newborn and the mother as a top priority by providing such a basic means of comfort at the time when it is most valuable.