| Action | Amend Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups to add requirements on restraint of pregnant offenders |
| Stage | Proposed |
| Comment Period | Ended on 9/27/2013 |
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I strongly recommend that the Commonwealth of Virginia follow the recommendations of:
The American Medical Association
US Marshalls Service
the Federal Bureau of Prisons
and end the harmful practice of restraining pregnant inmates during birth and delivery.