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 Final
Comment Period Ended on 5/7/2014
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5/7/14  10:47 am
Commenter: E. M. Kerr

Restraints for Women
 

I urge you to support permanent regulations to make sure that pregnant women are not restrained while being incarcerated. These regulations should be permanent and maintained by facilities throughout Virginia.  When a pregnant woman is restrained, injury is possible to both the mother and to the child.  

Thank you for making these proposals to limit the use of restraints and please take every step to  finalize these regulations. 

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