AN ACT relating to pregnant inmates.

Amend KRS 196.175 to allow an inmate who is known to be pregnant or who has given birth in the last six weeks access to reasonable accommodations for the provision of available certified professional midwifery services or doula services.

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: February 27, 2025

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This bill would update Kentucky law to require that pregnant inmates and those who have recently given birth be given access to certified professional midwife or doula services while incarcerated. It applies during pregnancy and for up to six weeks after delivery. The change would affect how correctional facilities support incarcerated people through pregnancy and the postpartum period. Who it may affect: pregnant and postpartum inmates in Kentucky correctional facilities.

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