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 |
PLEASE DO NOT SHACKE PREGNANT WOMEN UNLESS it is absolutely necessary, constraining prisoners during pregnancy and childbirth diminishes respect for the sacredness of human life and regard for inherent human dignity.
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Medical Association oppose the practice of shackling inmates due to the health risks it poses to the life of the mother and her child.
THANK YOU/