Action | Amend Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups to add requirements on restraint of pregnant offenders |
Stage | Final |
Comment Period | Ended on 5/7/2014 |
Please support these commonsense permanent regulations to ensure the safety of mothers and their children. These regulations ensure that a consistent policy will be applied by corrections facilities across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Restraining pregnant women is a dangerous practice that can result in injury to the mother and trauma to her child. The AMA, the American Congress of OB/GYNS and the American Public Health Association all support limiting the use of restraints for pregnant inmates. I commend the Board for proposing regulations and urge it to make these regulations final!