Incarcerated Maternal Healthcare & Postpartum Outcomes
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2023-05-15 — Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act: The introduced Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act would condition states’ receipt of full Byrne JAG funding on restrictions on physical restraints for pregnant prisoners and establish federal programs and grants to improve maternal healthcare in prisons; no committee or floor action is reported, and the proposal does not yet change care requirements. (novelty: 2)