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 current 6VAC15-40-770 to require that feminine hygiene items be provided to female inmates without charge
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 12/26/2018
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12/20/18  8:26 pm
Commenter: David Roberts, MD

100% Support for proposed changes
 

I am a Gynecologist. Mensrual bleeding is obviously something completely foreign to men. Over the past 28 years, I have heard hundreds of stories relating to the inadequate management of menstrual bleeding. Few things are more embarrassing than bleeding through one’s garments. Incarcerated women need access to feminine hygiene products and they shouldn’t have to jump through humiliating hoops to get them. 

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