(730 ILCS 125/17.5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-745) Sec. 17.5. Pregnant female prisoners. Notwithstanding any other
statute,
directive, or administrative
regulation, when a pregnant female prisoner is brought to a hospital
from a county jail
for the purpose of delivering her baby, no handcuffs,
shackles, or restraints of any kind may be used during her transport to a
medical facility for the purpose of delivering her baby. Under no
circumstances may leg irons or shackles or waist shackles be used on any
pregnant female prisoner who is in labor. In addition, restraint of a pregnant female prisoner in the custody of the Cook County shall comply with Section 3-15003.6 of the Counties Code. Upon the pregnant female
prisoner's entry to the hospital
delivery room, 2 county correctional officers must be posted immediately outside
the
delivery room. The Sheriff must provide for adequate personnel to monitor
the pregnant female prisoner during her transport to and from the
hospital and during her
stay at the hospital.(Source: P.A. 100-1051, eff. 1-1-19.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-745) Sec. 17.5. Pregnant committed persons. Restraint of a pregnant or postpartum committed person shall comply with Section 3-15003.6 of the County Department of Corrections Law.(Source: P.A. 103-745, eff. 1-1-25.) |