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This bill, the Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act, aims to improve maternal health policies in correctional facilities. The key provisions include: 1. Reducing funding for states that do not have laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant individuals in correctional facilities. 2. Establishing programs in at least 6 Bureau of Prisons facilities to optimize maternal health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum individuals, including providing access to perinatal health workers, healthy foods, counseling, and other support services. 3. Creating a grant program for states to establish or expand programs in state and local correctional facilities for pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals, similar to the programs in the Bureau of Prisons facilities. 4. Requiring a GAO report on adverse maternal and infant health outcomes among incarcerated individuals, with a focus on racial and ethnic disparities. The bill seeks to address the unique challenges and disparities faced by pregnant and postpartum individuals in the criminal justice system, with the goal of improving maternal and infant health outcomes.

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