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| Arkansas Correction Department compromises on chaining pregnant inmates |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/19/2004 |
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Pregnant state prisoners in Arkansas will no longer be shackled while they're in labor. Under a new state Department of Correction policy, women considered risky will be held with soft restraints and all others will be under an officer's supervision. The changes follow a complaint by an inmate who said she was shackled during much of her labor and chained again shortly after she had her baby. The department says the new policy will prevent escapes but will also put less burden on women preparing to give birth. The Coalition to End the Shackling of Pregnant Inmates in Arkansas says it's pleased by the compromise, but that it still wishes no restraints were used. |
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