GroundRules
NRS 211.155: Limitations on use of restraints on prisoner who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16 — CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME
- CHAPTER 211 - LOCAL FACILITIES FOR DETENTION
- MANAGEMENT OF PRISONERS
1. No restraints of any kind may be used on a prisoner who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery unless there are compelling reasons to believe that the prisoner presents:
(a) A serious and immediate threat of harm to herself, staff or others; or
(b) A substantial flight risk and cannot be reasonably confined by other means.
2. If a prisoner who is in labor, delivering her baby or recuperating from delivery is restrained, only the least restrictive restraints which are necessary to ensure safety and security may be used.
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