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Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups [6 VAC 15 ‑ 40]
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On this Action: 
Amend Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups to add requirements on restraint of pregnant offenders
 
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CLOSED     Opened on 4/7/2014 and Ended on 5/7/2014

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Comment Title Commenter
Regulations limiting the use of restraints on pregnant women Ronald Ford  5/7/14  8:35 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and their babies Olga  5/7/14  6:31 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Barbara H. Masey  5/7/14  4:41 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children John Huber  5/7/14  4:34 pm
Restraining pregnant women is a dangerous practice that can result in injury to the mother and traum Laura Hepler  5/7/14  3:51 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children J. Felkel  5/7/14  3:16 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Kathleen Bassett  5/7/14  1:31 pm
Pregnant Inmate Restraints Should Be Eliminated to Protect the Unborn and the Inmate Charles Miller, St. John Neumann Catholic Church  5/7/14  1:19 pm
Treatment of pregnant women in prison T. D. Blodgett  5/7/14  1:09 pm
Pysical restraints Tony Raia  5/7/14  12:40 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Their Babies Joanne Hansinger  5/7/14  11:41 am
Restraint of pregnant offenders Marty Moran, St. Ann's Church - Ashland, VA  5/7/14  11:32 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Their Children Colleen Legare  5/7/14  11:18 am
Health and safety of pregnant inmates Al Durante  5/7/14  11:09 am
Shackles during Labor and Delivery Celeste Hufford  5/7/14  10:47 am
Restraints for Women E. M. Kerr  5/7/14  10:47 am
Protect Woman Jim Wills  5/7/14  10:33 am
Protecting pregnant immates and their unborn babies Daisy Bachi  5/7/14  10:02 am
Restraints on laboring mothers Linda Hall  5/7/14  10:00 am
Protecting pregnant immates and their unborn babies Paul Bachi  5/7/14  9:59 am
treatment of pregnanct immates Joan Beattie  5/7/14  9:57 am
Restraining birthing Moms Elaine OMalley  5/7/14  9:53 am
Restraining birthing Moms Elaine OMalley  5/7/14  9:53 am
Restraining women Holy Spirit Catholic Church  5/7/14  9:18 am
Please implement these necessary regulations Virginia Podboy, Virginia Catholic Conference  5/7/14  9:05 am
Protect pregnant women and their babies. Camille Karcher  5/7/14  8:51 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Roger Fortney  5/7/14  8:45 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Andrew Maurer  5/7/14  7:58 am
VA Board of Corrections Proposal To Limit Use of Physical Restraints on Pregnant Women Robert J. Abbott  5/7/14  7:53 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Robert Bassett  5/7/14  7:49 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Gordon H. Goetz  5/7/14  7:18 am
Protection of Pregnant Women and Children Agatha Dowd  5/7/14  7:13 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Debi  5/7/14  6:18 am
Protecting Mothers and Children Jason Hart  5/7/14  6:07 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Jesse Boeckermann  5/7/14  1:04 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Kathleen Holden  5/7/14  12:27 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Marcelle M Khoury  5/6/14  11:05 pm
Protect Pregnant Women & Children Louantha Kerr  5/6/14  10:38 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children in correction facilities Frank Moncher  5/6/14  10:15 pm
Stop the use of Restraints on Inmates while Birthing Joyce K Kerrigan  5/6/14  10:13 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Matt Santucci  5/6/14  10:03 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Richard M. Durand Jr.  5/6/14  9:50 pm
Protection for Pregnant Women and Children Thomas Palumbo  5/6/14  9:20 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Miguel Luina  5/6/14  9:12 pm
compassion Margaret Owens  5/6/14  9:12 pm
no restraints during chlldbirth mary welchons  5/6/14  9:10 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Elizabeth Rose Ryan  5/6/14  8:42 pm
Limit physical restraints on pregnant inmates Patricia Ann Liske  5/6/14  8:28 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Their Babies Dr. Karen Cameron Scanlon  5/6/14  8:23 pm
Pregnancy restraints not desirable for female inmates Azin Dorss  5/6/14  8:19 pm
Proposed addition of Vac 15-40-985 Teresa Blier  5/6/14  8:15 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Dorss  5/6/14  8:06 pm
Restraint of Post Partum Offenders Taylor K. Hughes, private citizen  5/6/14  7:32 pm
Protecting mothers and babies and eliminating barbaric Mary Copas  5/6/14  6:46 pm
Restraints on Pregnant Women Margaret M McCabe  5/6/14  6:27 pm
Use of physical restraints on pregnant inmates. Suzanne Bomar  5/6/14  6:07 pm
Restraint on Pregnant Women Bill Madigan  5/6/14  5:32 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children - Amend Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups [6 VAC 15 ? 40] Lawrence Bifareti  5/6/14  5:27 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Debbie Simpson  5/6/14  5:23 pm
restraint regulations Marylin Ryan  5/6/14  5:06 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Timothy Schulz, Concerned Citizen  5/6/14  4:18 pm
Protect women, children, and the unborn victor  5/6/14  3:59 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Lucille Pardee  5/6/14  3:58 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Glenn Willard  5/6/14  3:54 pm
Protect pregnant women and children Rebecca Ing RNC  5/6/14  3:18 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Claire Chalk  5/6/14  3:15 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Bill McCarthy  5/6/14  3:04 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Jean Denton  5/6/14  3:01 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Meredith Davis  5/6/14  2:34 pm
safety of women and unborn children mary collins  5/6/14  2:24 pm
Restraints during delivery Daniel Fantozzi  5/6/14  2:22 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Kathleen Henley  5/6/14  2:07 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Christopher Sedlak  5/6/14  2:05 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Monica Pedagno  5/6/14  2:03 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Their Children Caitlin Clancy  5/6/14  2:00 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Sandra Cammer  5/6/14  1:59 pm
Protecting Pregnant Women Joanne Seale  5/6/14  1:58 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Marilou Schindler  5/6/14  1:51 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children John Baab  5/6/14  1:35 pm
Protect pregnant women and their infants Patricia Seiler  5/6/14  1:17 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children John Mosticone  5/6/14  1:15 pm
I support the Board of corrections proposal Daniel Waldow  5/6/14  1:13 pm
Please Protect Pregnant Women and Children Margaret Disney  5/6/14  1:12 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Troy Nolan  5/6/14  12:59 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Their Children Deacon Dave Powers, St Bernadette Catholic Church, Springfield, VA  5/6/14  12:57 pm
Limit physical restraints on pregnant inmates Mark Mealey  5/6/14  12:47 pm
"Protect Pregnant Women and Children!" Richard Reschick  5/6/14  12:38 pm
Protect pregnant mothers and their unborn children Mary Balch  5/6/14  12:38 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Therese Zepeda  5/6/14  12:28 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Tim Rosson  5/6/14  12:22 pm
Protection of Pregnant Women and their Children Roberto Bacalski  5/6/14  12:18 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Mary  5/6/14  12:14 pm
Limiting Physical Restraints on Pregnant Inmates Claudia Brown  5/6/14  12:14 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Jennifer Coleman  5/6/14  12:07 pm
Limit physical restraints on pregnant inmates Will Kulick  5/6/14  12:03 pm
Protect Pregnant Women and Children N.Robert Quirin  5/6/14  12:03 pm
Restraining Mothers in delivery in Jail Karen Melendez  5/6/14  12:03 pm
Restraining Mothers in delivery in Jail Karen Melendez  5/6/14  12:03 pm
Protect pregnant women & children Patricia D. Coppage  5/6/14  12:01 pm
Stop Restaints on Inmates giving birth Harold L. Spotts  5/6/14  12:00 pm
Protect pregnant women and their infants Diana Sims Snider  5/6/14  11:55 am
Limit physical restraints on pregnant inmates Christine Ladnier, St. Joan of Arc Church  5/6/14  11:49 am
Protect Women and Children Lynne Liggan  5/6/14  11:41 am
Protect Pregnant Women and Children Amanda Jay, Virginia Catholic Conference  5/6/14  11:26 am
Regulations to restrict restraints Carol Noggle  5/5/14  11:38 am
Ensure Jails Limit the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates Tim Price-O'Brien  5/5/14  6:41 am
Regulations for use of restraints in prison for female prisoners giving birth Retired Legislator, L. Karen Darner, Arlington League of Women Voters  5/4/14  5:45 pm
AMEND MINIMUM STANDARDS ON JAILS AND LOCKUPS TO REDUCE RESTRAINTS ON PREGNANT PRISONERS JOANNE C GARTENMANN  5/3/14  9:50 pm
Restraints on women during childbirth Jessie Barringer  5/3/14  5:33 pm
Support regulating use of restraints when childbearing Judith Anderson  5/3/14  8:47 am
Don't restrain pregnant women inmates Jeremy Monat  5/2/14  3:22 pm
Ensure Jails Limit the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates Abbie Henrickson, ACLU Member  5/1/14  12:53 pm
Ensure Jails Limit the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates Stephen Vandivere, member ACLU  4/30/14  9:20 pm
Ensure Jails Limit the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates John Kielty  4/30/14  6:10 pm
Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates Kristen L. Van Tassell  4/30/14  4:53 pm
No restraints on pregnant prisoners Joyce T. Kerns  4/30/14  2:14 pm
Pregnant Inmates deserve the utmost in care and consideration. Kathleen Temple  4/30/14  1:46 pm
Restraining pregnant female inmates pre- in- post birth John W. Duemmel  4/30/14  1:05 pm
Proposed regulations governing restraint of pregnant women prisoners Henri Bartholomot  4/30/14  12:57 pm
Limiting Restraints on Pregnant Women Carol Chowdhry  4/30/14  12:37 pm
Common sense and compassion recommend "No restraints on women in labor" wherever incarcerated. don & mary faulkner  4/30/14  12:13 pm
No restraints on prisoners in labor! Bonnie Lowrey  4/30/14  12:08 pm
Limit the use of restraints on pregnant women Dexter Fox  4/30/14  12:03 pm
Uniform and limited use of restraints during pregnancy and birth David H McClanahan, MA,MTS,BCC  4/30/14  11:53 am
Commonsense and humane regulations Valerie L'Herrou  4/30/14  11:42 am
Thank you for Limiting the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Inmates Dave Dooley  4/30/14  10:59 am
The ACLU of VA supports regulations to create uniform rules governing the use of restraints American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia  4/10/14  4:48 pm


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