Georgia Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act; Trixtian's Law; enact

Summary

The bill mandates that any woman arrested and not released on bond within 72 hours be offered a voluntary urine pregnancy test, with results used only for health care and bail decisions and a bail cap of $100 unless she poses a danger. It also creates new standards for how pregnant and postpartum women are handled while in custody, limiting searches, restraints, solitary confinement, and requiring sentencing mitigation.

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