Via Feministing and the ACLU:The Bureau of Prisons reportedly has revised its policy and now bars the practice of shackling pregnant women incarcerated in federal prisons during labor and delivery. Though this practice still may be common in various state institutions, the BOP policy change is an important victory for the humane (and common-sense) treatment of women prisoners. (I guarantee you that any woman who has experienced childbirth will confirm that laboring inmates pose absolutely zero flight risk.)
One step at a time, right?
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hooray! i've spoken with some women who have experienced this and it boggles the mind...
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