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 urge the Virginia Department of Corrections to restrict the use of restraints for women inmates in the process of childbirth. The health risks for mother and baby must be taken into account, as well as the emotional trauma associated with such an action while bringing an innocent newborn into the world.