§ 42-29-32. Restraint of prisoners and detainees. (a) No handcuffs, shackles, or other restraints shall be used on a prisoner or detainee known to be in her third trimester of pregnancy during transport to or from a court proceeding, except in accordance with the provisions of § 42-56.3-3(b). If restraints are used, the type of restraint applied and the application of the restraint shall be done in the least restrictive manner necessary.
(b) If restraints are used on a prisoner or detainee pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the sheriff shall submit to the director of the department of public safety within five (5) days a report articulating the grounds that dictated the use of restraints. The department shall submit to the general assembly in January of each year a report disclosing the number of prisoners or detainees who were subjected to restraints pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and the grounds for their use. No individually identifying information of any prisoner or detainee shall be included in the report.
History of Section. (P.L. 2018, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 192, § 1.)
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