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State to ban inmate shackling in childbirth

July 5, 2006

APPLETON (AP) - State corrections officials are finishing up a written policy that would ban the shackling of pregnant inmates during childbirth.

Corrections Secretary Matt Frank had said earlier this year he would end the practice after the Post-Crescent newspaper of Appleton reported on it as part of a series about women in state prisons.

John Dipko, a spokesman for the Department of Corrections, said officials are finalizing the policy, which could be complete as early as this week.

The new policy would not allow restraints during labor, delivery and recovery, Dipko said. The old policy allowed them during part of labor and recovery.




Binding inmates in labor was state policy breach
The state’s practice of shackling pregnant inmates during labor went against an internal prison policy, The Post-Crescent has learned.

 ACLU state prison case called overdue
( May 3, 2006)
MADISON — For Neenah's Merica Erato, a class-action lawsuit filed Monday concerning poor treatment of Wisconsin's female prisoners is long overdue.

 Amnesty report blasts shackling female inmates
( Mar. 1, 2006)
The human rights organization Amnesty International blasts the shackling of female inmates during childbirth in a report released today that notes Wisconsin's recent decision to ban the practice.
 

  • Report: State's female inmates sexually abused ( Mar. 1, 2006)

     
  • State halts shackling of inmates in childbirth ( Jan. 19, 2006)

     
  • Part 3: Treatment of female prisoners in forefront ( Jan. 17, 2006)

     
  • Part 2: Prison visits provide reprieve for moms ( Jan. 16, 2006)

     
  • Part 1: Ranks of women in Wisconsin's prisons grow ( Jan. 15, 2006)

     
  • Part 1: Policy keeps shackles on during labor ( Jan. 15, 2006)

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