Tennessee
Tennessee Moves Bill Limiting Shackles on Pregnant Inmates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers are advancing a invoice strictly limiting the shackling of pregnant inmates.
The Republican-led state Senate handed the laws by Democratic Sen. Raumesh Akbari with out opposition Thursday.
The invoice would typically prohibit restraints of a pregnant inmate. Extra particularly, a pregnant inmate’s ankles, legs or waist could not be shackled throughout labor or supply. It additionally wouldn’t permit a pregnant inmate to be shackled behind the again or to be hooked up to a different inmate.
Some exceptions permitting restraints on a pregnant inmate could be when the inmate is moved inside or exterior of a facility, if the inmate is an instantaneous flight danger, if the inmate poses a self-threat or risk to the fetus or others, or if the classification stage of the inmate requires restraints.
In these instances, the invoice says solely the least restrictive restraints essential must be used.
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The laws nonetheless wants a vote from the Home.
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