North Carolina changes restraint rules for pregnant inmates
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s prison system is changing restraint rules for pregnant inmates. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the change comes after a recent complaint that two women where shackled to a hospital bed while in labor. The names of the inmates were not released.The new policy would prevent the use of leg or waist restraints on pregnant inmates.Prisons director Kenneth Lassiter signed the new policy Monday.The […]
