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 |
I cannot understand the reasoning behind the shackling of pregnant inmates. Are the jailers concerned that the women will somehow escape while pregnant? #Even while in labor? Or is it simply the wish to inflict additional pain and suffering on the helpless?