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
spacer
Previous Comment     Next Comment     Back to List of Comments
2/28/12  10:29 am
Commenter: Jennifer Coleman

Shackeling of pregnant inmates
 

Please consider regulating the use of shackles on pregnant inmates, especially during labor, delivery and postpartum recovery. While these inmates have done wrong and deserve correction, birth can be an especially difficult and uncomfortable time and should not be complicated or exacerbated by excessive restraint. Thank you.

CommentID: 23234