{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-196.174","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 196.174","heading":"Housing of inmate known to be pregnant or in immediate post -partum","body":"period -- Definition.\n(1) No inmate housed in a jail, penitentiary, or local or state correctional or detention\nfacility, residential center, or reentry center who is known to  be pregnant or in the\nimmediate postpartum period shall be placed in restrictive housing, in\nadministrative segregation, or in solitary confinement for medical observation. This\nprohibition shall not include placing an inmate in a cell or hospital room by herself.\n(2) As used in this section, \"immediate postpartum period\" means the six (6) week\nperiod following childbirth by the inmate. However, the six (6) week period may be\nextended by a physician should the inmate experience birth-related complications.","path":["KRS Chapter 196"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51150","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:49Z","sha256":"aee5f1fc6be145b48ed5016e0d8a5baeceec1f710046fd314349f4d3eb11183c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-196.173","next":"us-ky/krs-196.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}