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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2/20/12  9:54 pm
Commenter: Margaret M McCabe

Restraints on Pregnant Women
 

Shackles on women in labor is barbarric and not warrented , It  does not provide a level of safety and it's only purpose is to degrade a human person .

The Virginia Correctional system needs to to do away with this practice immediately..

 

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