Pregnant and Postpartum Inmate Amendments

Summary

The bill orders the Department of Corrections and county jails to report how many inmates are pregnant and how many are parents of minor children. It sets a 12‑week postpartum recovery period, expands social‑worker assistance to 12 weeks, and prohibits restraints unless a specific security risk is documented. These steps are intended to improve health and family outcomes for incarcerated mothers.

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