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HB 1430 IN

Protections for pregnant inmates.

IN · session 2021 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2021

Latest action (Jan 14, 2021) First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

Summary

Provides that the department of correction, a county jail, a juvenile detention center, or a juvenile detention facility shall: (1) use the least restrictive restraints necessary on a pregnant inmate when the pregnant inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy; or (2) no restraints on a pregnant inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, recuperating from a delivery, or dealing with a medical emergency related to the pregnancy, with certain exceptions. Provides that the department of correction, a county jail, a juvenile detention center, or a juvenile detention facility shall provide specific care, treatment, and education for pregnant inmates and inmates who have recently given birth. Repeals the current statute concerning prenatal and postnatal care and treatment and incorporates it into a new chapter concerning medical care and treatment for pregnant inmates. Establishes the women's prison oversight advisory committee. Defines "pregnant inmate" and "restraints".

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 14, 2021 Coauthored by Representative Summers · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Bauer M · lower
  3. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
Subjects
CORRECTION, Institutions and InmatesPREGNANCIESWOMEN'S ISSUES

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 12, 2021 · PDF

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