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 writing to support your efforts to end the requirement that women prisoners be shackled when giving birth. There seems to be little if any evidence that such a requirement is necessary because of safety concerns. While I recognize that these women have been sentenced to prison terms for a reason, they should still be treated humanely. I am glad that you are seeking to end this unnecessarily barbaric requirement.