(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 07.29.15 Despite Laws in Twenty-One States, Including New York, Recent Reports Revealed That Shackles Are Still Being Used to Restrict the Mobility of Young Pregnant Prisoners in Correctional & Detention Facilities; Schumer Says That the Practice is Simply Inhumane & Can Be Harmful to Both the Mother & the Baby, As Restraints Can Interfere With Delivery Schumer Announces New Legislation That Will Prohibit the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Young Inmates During Labor, Delivery, Post-Partum Recovery - And Prohibits States from Using Any Restraint That Prevents a Pregnant Inmate from Protecting Her Stomach Schumer: Shackling Pregnant Women...
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