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Fla. bill: No handcuffs during prison births

Women giving birth in a Florida prison or county jail will not be handcuffed or restrained

By Corrections1 Staff

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new Florida bill says women giving birth in a state prison or county jail will not be handcuffed or restrained.

State senators passed the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act on Friday. A similar bill is in the House, according to The Associated Press.

However, officers will be able to physically restrain women if they’re shown to be a security risk, according to the article.