{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-148-25.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 148-25.5","heading":"Training and technical assistance.","body":"(a)\tCorrectional Facility Employee Training. - The Department of Public Safety shall develop, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, Divisions of Public Health and Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, and shall provide to all State prison employees who have significant regular contact with pregnant female incarcerated persons training related to the physical and mental health of pregnant female incarcerated persons and fetuses, including:\n(1)\tGeneral care of pregnant women.\n(2)\tThe impact of restraints on pregnant female incarcerated persons and fetuses.\n(3)\tThe impact of being placed in restrictive housing on pregnant female incarcerated persons.\n(4)\tThe impact of body cavity searches on pregnant female incarcerated persons.\nTraining materials and curricula developed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to administrators of local confinement facilities.\n(b)\tEducational Programming for Pregnant Female Incarcerated Persons. - The Department of Public Safety shall develop and provide educational programming to pregnant female incarcerated persons held in State prisons related to:\n(1)\tPrenatal care.\n(2)\tPregnancy-specific hygiene.\n(3)\tParenting skills.\n(4)\tThe impact of alcohol and drugs on the fetus.\n(5)\tGeneral health of children.\nTraining materials and curricula developed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available to administrators of local confinement facilities. (2021-143, s. 2(a).)","path":["Chapter 148. State Prison System.","Article 2B. Dignity for Women Incarcerated in Prison Facilities."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_148/GS_148-25.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:22Z","sha256":"abc783e46278f4fa400f416832170ef08300bd8fa929444594405befbe797ee3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-148-25.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-148-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}