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Minimum Standards for Jails and Lockups
[6 VAC 15 ‑ 40]
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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8/13/13 4:23 pm
Commenter:
Ann Stencil
Restraints of women during delivery
Restraining women during labor and delivery is inhumane. It also hampers the care of the woman and baby and increases the likelihood of compromising the well being of the mother and/or infant and puts the caregiver at risk.
CommentID:
28864
