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Iowa approves new policy banning shackles on late term pregnant inmates
The Iowa Department of Corrections bans restraining inmates 22 weeks pregnant or more unless immediate security risk. Critics, including ACLU advocates and inmates Khrista Erdman and Angela Hollingsworth, describe painful prior restraints. Officials note policy evolves with guidance from medical groups and slight changes this month.
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