Senate unanimously passes bill favoring home electronic incarceration for pregnant and postpartum women when possible House Bill 8 57 passed the Senate 39–0; it establishes a statutory presumption (rebuttable) that pregnant, postpartum and nursing women in jails should be placed on home electronic incarceration when possible, and clarifies the postpartum period definition.

Virginia's Senate just passed a groundbreaking bill that prioritizes the health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum women in jails by allowing home electronic incarceration when possible.

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