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January 27, 2006
WI: Ends Practice of Shackling women in prison during childbirth
January 20, 2006
From The Post-Crescent:
Well, that didn't take long. After Wisconsin Post-Crescent ran a series of stories on incarcerated mothers earlier this week that highlighted the mind-boggling practice of shackling female prisoners during childbirth, the state Department of Corrections vowed to review its policy. On Thursday, department secretary Matt Frank announced that policy has been ended.
From USA Today 1-19-06
The State Department of Corrections will no longer shackle inmates during childbirth, a practice that was the subject of stories recently in the Post-Crescent newspaper. Secretary of Corrections Matt Frank on Wednesday, said he directed the state Corrections staff to end the practice. “I believe that we can have a policy that promotes safety and security but still allows for a woman offender to have a baby without having restrains on,” Frank told the paper…
Posted by lois at January 27, 2006 05:03 PM