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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) Not later than February 1 of each year, each county jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the jail's use, during the preceding calendar year, of any type of restraints to control or restrict the movement of a prisoner, including a limb or other part of the prisoner, who is confirmed to be pregnant or who gave birth in the preceding 12 weeks.
(b) The report must include the circumstances of each use of restraints, including:
(1) the specific type of restraints used;
(2) what activity the prisoner was engaged in immediately before being restrained;
(3) whether the prisoner was restrained during or after delivery;
(4) whether the prisoner was restrained while being transported to a local hospital; and
(5) the reasons supporting the determination to use the restraints, a description of the process by which the determination was made, and the name and title of the person or persons making the determination.
(c) The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required for this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 511.0105. Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-511-0105/
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