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 state Board of Corrections to adopt regulations that will protect women and their fetuses.
It is unconscionable that Virginia treats incarcerated pregnant women in a manner that is condemned by Amnesty International when performed in other countries.