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This bill addresses multiple aspects of care, reporting, and treatment for pregnant and incarcerated inmates across Utah's correctional facilities and county jails. The legislation introduces several key provisions, including requiring correctional facilities and county jails to offer pregnancy tests to female inmates younger than 50 years old, collect information about inmates' parental status, and implement specific protocols for restraining pregnant inmates. The bill mandates that correctional staff use the least restrictive restraints possible for pregnant inmates and prohibits the use of shackles or leg restraints during the third trimester of pregnancy, labor, childbirth, and postpartum recovery, except in rare circumstances involving serious risk. Additionally, the legislation requires facilities to provide pregnant and postpartum inmates access to social workers for childcare planning, reunification strategies, and substance abuse treatment, and ensures inmates can receive postpartum care for up to 12 weeks. The bill also expands reporting requirements for both state correctional facilities and county jails, requiring them to track and report on the number of pregnant inmates, inmates who have given birth, and inmates who are parents of minor children. Furthermore, it makes administrative updates to the Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood Advisory Board, including adding more diverse representation from various legal and healthcare sectors.

Health and Social Services, Justice

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