BILL NO A03373A
SAME AS SAME AS S01290-A
SPONSOR Perry (MS)
COSPNSR Kavanagh, Colton, Barron, Benjamin, Jaffee, Lifton
MLTSPNSR Boyland, Brennan, Cook, Eddington, Espaillat, Glick, Gottfried,
Hooper, Jacobs, Lupardo, Meng, Millman, Paulin, Peoples-Stokes,
Pheffer, Powell, Robinson, Rosenthal, Weisenberg
Amd S611, Cor L
Provides for the care and custody of pregnant female inmates before, during and
after delivery; prohibits the use of restraints of any kind from being used
during the transport of such female prisoner to a hospital for the purpose of
giving birth, unless such prisoner is a substantial flight risk whereupon
handcuffs may be used; prohibits the use of any restraints during labor;
requires the presence of corrections personnel during such prisoner's transport
to and from the hospital and during her stay at such hospital.
