Legislation
- Title
- Correctional Services - Healthy Births for Incarcerated Women Act
- Sponsored by
- Delegates M. Washington, A. Kelly, and B. Robinson
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 212
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Prohibiting the use of a physical restraint on an inmate while the inmate is in labor or during delivery except under specified circumstances; requiring the specified responsible medical personnel to determine when the inmate's health allows the inmate to be returned to a correctional facility after giving birth; prohibiting, with specified exceptions, a physical restraint from being used on a specified inmate; requiring specified correctional officials to develop a policy for use at each correctional facility; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
- Opposite:
- Judicial Proceedings
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11-206, 9-601 )
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9-237 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:28 PM