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 |
I support limiting the use of restraints on pregnant inmates.
The American Medical Association, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Public Health Association all support limiting the use of restraints for pregnant inmates because it can be dangerous to both mother and child. I commend the Board for proposing regulations limiting the use of restraints and urge it to make these regulations final.
Thank you.