Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Corrections
 
Board
State Board of Local and Regional Jails
 
chapter
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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9/23/13  5:43 pm
Commenter: Ronald L. Bailey JR

Protect Mothers and Children
 

I would urge the Commonwealth to review and discard any and all policy that would endanger the lives of women who give birth while incarcerated. It's asinine that we are even having this discussion in 2013. 

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