§ 24-276.03 — Reporting requirements.

District of Columbia § 24-276.03

• Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
• Title 24: Prisoners and Their Treatment.
• Ch. 2: Prisons and Prisoners.
• Subch. VIII-A: Limitations on the Use of Restraints on Certain Confined Women [Persons].

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(1) Within 10 days after the Administrator authorizes the use of restraints pursuant to § 24-276.02(b) , § 24-276.02(c) , or § 24-276.02(d) , the Administrator shall submit a written statement to the Director of the Department of Corrections in the case of confined [persons] explaining the extraordinary circumstances and the reasons the use of restraints were necessary.

(2) The written statement must not include personal identifying information of the confined person on whom restraints were used.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2016, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Department of Corrections shall submit to the Council Secretary and to the Council chairperson with oversight jurisdiction over the Department a report containing, at a minimum, the following:

(1) The number of pregnant persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections during the reporting period;

(2) The number of pregnant persons on whom restraints that were not the least restrictive means necessary were used;

(3) The number of times restraints were used on each pregnant person;

(4) For each use of restraints on a pregnant person, the duration of time that restraints were used; and

(5) For each use of restraints on a pregnant person, whether restraints were used because of:

(A) Risk of flight;

(B) Risk of injury to the pregnant person; or

(C) Risk of injury to other persons.

Legislative History

July 25, 2015, D.C. Law 20-280, § 203, 62 DCR 1495