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Unchain My Heart: The Shackling of Pregnant Women in Prison Needs to Stop

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We thought passing our antishackling bill would be easy. After all, who would want to be seen arguing that pregnant women should wear chains?

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Incarcerated Mothers in California Become Cast-Offs in Political Game

A widely-supported bill intended to close gaps in existing legislation and ensure that correctional officers would use the least restrictive restraints possible on pregnant women is vetoed by the governor.

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