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| Bill seeks new restrictions on sterilizations in California prisons |
| By revealnews.org- Corey G. Johnson |
| Published: 07/06/2015 |
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The vice chairwoman of the California Legislative Women’s Caucus introduced legislation this morning that will limit sterilization surgeries in all state prisons, county jails and other detention centers to prevent possible abuses in the future. Spearheaded by state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, SB 1135 would ban sterilizations for birth control purposes in correctional institutions. Surgeries would be restricted to life-threatening medical emergencies and the curing of physical ailments, according to documents obtained by The Center for Investigative Reporting. The bill is the culmination of talks among lawmakers, prison rights advocates and correctional officials that occurred in the wake of a CIR investigation that found that 132 women received tubal ligations in violation of prison rules from 2006 to 2010 – and perhaps 100 more dating back to the late 1990s. Former inmates and prisoner advocates told CIR that prison medical staff coerced the women, targeting those deemed likely to return to prison in the future. Read More. |
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