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blsr-12247	Caroline Ring	Shackling Pregnant Prisoners: Cruel and Unusual or Justified and Necessary	2020	10	.pdf	application/pdf	2933	179	56	These caveats allow for the possibility of subjectivity and human error in determining the appropriate times, if there are any, to use shackles and chains on pregnant women. In September 2018, a bipartisan group of Congresswomen introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that codifies the current Federal Bureau of Prisons policy, outlawing the shackling of pregnant women in federal prisons and banning restraints during the pregnancy and in the weeks after birth.106 The First Step Act, introduced in the Senate in November 2018, also bans the shackling of pregnant inmates, forbidding restraints around the ankles, legs, or waist even if the circumstances warrant an exception in which restraints must be used for safety.107 Judges, lawmakers, and prison officials have a duty to respect and protect the unalienable constitutional rights of inmates.	cache/blsr-12247.pdf	txt/blsr-12247.txt