KRS 196.174: Housing of inmate known to be pregnant or in immediate post -partum

period -- Definition.

(1) No inmate housed in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention

facility, residential center, or reentry center who is known to be pregnant or in the

immediate postpartum period shall be placed in restrictive housing, in

administrative segregation, or in solitary confinement for medical observation. This

prohibition shall not include placing an inmate in a cell or hospital room by herself.

(2) As used in this section, "immediate postpartum period" means the six (6) week

period following childbirth by the inmate. However, the six (6) week period may be

extended by a physician should the inmate experience birth-related complications.