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  2:21 pm
Commenter: Frances Barber

Shackling of pregnant women
 

The shakling of pregnant inmates is abusive torture and immoral.  Do you really think a women who is about to give birth is going to try to escape?  Think what this does to the unborn child when the mother is in such distress.  Change this NOW!

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