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 |
Many of the reported cases of women being shackled while pregnant have occurred in local and regional correctional facilities not covered under the Department of Corrections’ jurisdiction. However, the Board of Corrections has the authority to create rules for these facilities.
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