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 |
Because of the dignity of a pregnant woman and the new being she carries, I would hope that she is not shackled during her pregnancy and delivery. As a mother myself, I can assure you that this womem is most vunerable at this time and consequently not a risk of "flight" or a risk of fighting.