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 do not think it necessary for most post partum offenders to be restrained while nursing their infants. Use of restraints should be rare - reserved for those who are obviously psychologically or emotionally disposed to fleeing or putting their infant in harms way.