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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2/28/12  2:02 pm
Commenter: Edward Semeia, Private Citizen

Shackling of Pregnant Inmates
 

Shackling of pregnant inmates, especially during delivery, should be the exception, not the rule.  She has to be either a danger to herself, the child, or the medical staff to warrant restraint.

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