Corrections will no longer shackle some pregnant prisoners in hospital
Corrections will no longer shackle some pregnant prisoners in hospital
17 May 2021
The department has updated the policy, after reports of women handcuffed to hospital beds.
It says restraints will no longer be used on women more than 30 weeks pregnant, in labour, or staying in hospital after giving birth.
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