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 |
Women who are pregnant should be accorded the best care and the most careful consideration as they are pregnant, laboring, delivering, and caring for their babies. I am glad the customary restraints will no longer be used for pregnant women who are not at risk of flight.