Title: Prohibits Putting Pregnant Prisoners in Restrictive Housing
Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis
Title: Prohibits Putting Pregnant Prisoners in Restrictive Housing
Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that prohibits the involuntary placement of pregnant prisoners in restrictive housing, among other provisions.
Prohibits the use of restraints on prisoners during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery unless a corrections official determines there is an extraordinary public safety risk (Sec. 1).
Specifies that restraint use under extraordinary circumstances must be documented by the corrections official within 10 days of the restraint use and kept on file for at least 5 years (Sec. 1).
Prohibits the use of leg, ankle, and waist restraints on a prisoner during the third trimester of pregnancy (Sec. 1).
Specifies that front wrist restraints may be used during the third trimester if the corrections official determines there is a significant safety risk (Sec. 1).
Requires any use of restraints on a pregnant prisoner to be done in the least restrictive manner necessary (Sec. 1).
Authorizes prisoners restrained in violation of this bill to file a grievance with the correctional institution (Sec. 1).
Prohibits the involuntary placement of pregnant prisoners in restrictive housing unless a corrections official, in consultation with the individual overseeing prenatal care, determines there is an extraordinary circumstance necessitating restrictive housing and less restrictive housing is not available (Sec. 1).
Defines “restrictive housing” as housing separate from the general population of a correctional institution which imposes restrictions on the movement and privileges of prisoners (Sec. 1).
Requires the corrections official placing a pregnant prisoner in restrictive housing to follow procedures including (Sec. 1):
Submitting a written report documenting the extraordinary circumstance that is present and the reason less restrictive means are not available;
Reviewing the report at least every 24 hours to confirm that the extraordinary circumstance still exists; and
Providing a copy of the report and each review to the prisoner.
Requires pregnant prisoners placed in restrictive housing to be (Sec. 1):
examined at least every 8 hours by the individual overseeing prenatal care;
Housed in the least restrictive setting possible; and
Given an intensive treatment plan developed by the individual overseeing prenatal care.
Requires a primary care nurse practitioner to provide an order for the prisoner to be admitted to the infirmary if a pregnant prisoner needs infirmary care (Sec. 1).
Requires pregnant prisoners who have passed their due date to be admitted to the infirmary until labor begins (Sec. 1).
Requires pregnant prisoners placed in the infirmary to be provided the same access to privileges granted to the general population (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect July 1, 2020 (Sec. 2).
Title: Prohibits Putting Pregnant Prisoners in Restrictive Housing
Title: Prohibits Putting Pregnant Prisoners in Restrictive Housing
Title: Prohibits Putting Pregnant Prisoners in Restrictive Housing
Title: Prohibits Putting Pregnant Prisoners in Restrictive Housing