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Tex. Gov't Code § 501.114

HOUSING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PREGNANT INMATES

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 650), Sec. 6, eff

(a) The department may not place in administrative segregation an inmate who is pregnant or who gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless the director or director's designee determines that the placement is necessary based on a reasonable belief that the inmate will harm herself, her unborn child or infant, or any other person or will attempt escape.

(b) The department may not assign a pregnant inmate to any bed that is elevated more than three feet above the floor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.