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 am in favor of HB836, which would restrict the use of heavy shackles to restrain pregnant inmates in Virginia. Heavy shackles can cause harm to a woman in labor and delivery (and possibly to her baby) and during the postpartum time.