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 |
I delivered babies for 25 years, and I cannot imagine attempting to examine a woman with leg shackles. Surely women in advanced stages of pregnancy are not a huge flight risk! Please amend regulations to preserve safety and dignity for pregnant inmates.