Legislation
- Title
- Correctional Services - Pregnant Detainees and Inmates - Restraint Restrictions
- Sponsored by
- Delegates M. Washington, B. Robinson, A. Kelly, Anderson, Barve, Bobo, Braveboy, Carr, Carter, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Dumais, Frush, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, McComas, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Summers, and Waldstreicher
- Status
- In the House - Conference Committee Appointed
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Requiring that the medical professional responsible for the care of an inmate determine when the inmate's health allows the inmate to be returned to a correctional facility after giving birth; providing that it is the policy of the State that restraint of pregnant inmates during labor and delivery should not be used unless determined necessary by an attending medical professional or specified others; requiring the security officer of a correctional facility to make and maintain specified written findings; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media
Details
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2013
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(
11-206, 9-601, 9-601.1 )
(
9-237 )
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