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 was appalled to learn recently that there is a policy in place which has female inmates shackled during labor/delivery. This policy serves no purpose other than to show how barbaric we are. That we adhere to a policy which is considered unethical by medical professionals and which is not making anyone safer (how in the world could a woman giving birth be a threat to the public?) is disappointing and pathetic. I urge you to end this practice immediately.