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Colorado Law Protects Pregnant Women Placed Under Arrest
By H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer
Colorado is one of several states that limit the use of restraints on pregnant women in custody or confined in prisons, municipal jails, county jails, juvenile detention, or Coloroado Department of Human Services Facilities.
The staff of these institutions are NOT PERMITTED to use restraints of any kind on a pregnant woman during labor and delivery unless exceptional circumstances exist.