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Va. Code § 53.1-133.06: Definitions

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  1. Title 53.1. Prisons and Other Methods of Correction
  2. Chapter 3. Local Correctional Facilities
  3. Article 7.1. Treatment of Prisoners Known to Be Pregnant

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Postpartum recovery" means the eight-week period, or longer as determined by a health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner, following childbirth."Restraints" means any mechanical device, medication, physical intervention, or hands-on hold to prevent an individual from moving her body.2025, c. 698.

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