A bill to improve resources for incarcerated individuals and their families was signed into law Tuesday.
Senate Bill 5182, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), will expand access to enhance maternal health care services for incarcerated individuals and update language in state policies to reflect greater inclusivity.
The bill directs the Department of Corrections to make reasonable accommodations for the provision of available midwifery or doula care for incarcerated individuals in their custody and allows them to partner with nonprofit organizations and volunteers to deliver these services.
It also updates outdated terms like “inmate” and replaces them with “incarcerated individual,” as well as changing references to “women” to gender-neutral language.
“People who are incarcerated still deserve respectful, compassionate care — especially during pregnancy and childbirth,” Nobles said. “This bill removes barriers to doula and midwifery services and updates our corrections policies to better reflect dignity and inclusivity.”
The new law goes into July 27.
Next move is to make “incarcerated person” mean ” one who lives in an apartment or house, paid for by the tax payers”.
Food delivered and utilities, taxes, insurance, and maintenance paid as well, and a stipend for Amazon delivery.
Go ahead and laugh.
How do you suppose we got this far into a 16 billion dollar deficit, while paying some of the highest taxes in the country?