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NY: Commission issues guidelines on reproductive care, including mammography, for county jails

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Times Union Albany, NY New health rules for female inmates Commission issues guidelines on reproductive care, including mammography, for county jails By IRENE JAY LIU, Capitol bureau First published: Tuesday, March 4, 2008 ALBANY -- Female inmates in New York's county jails may now have better access to reproductive health services because of new state guidelines issued Monday. The memorandum from the Commission of Correction outlines county jails' legal obligations to provide reproductive health services to incarcerated women, including reproductive health screenings such as breast exams, pelvic exams, pap smear, and baseline mammography. The memo also outlines an inmate's rights to contraception, abortion, prenatal care and delivery services and recommends county jails review and amend written policies and procedures to reflect their legal obligations and community health care standards...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 04, 2008 (boomark / email).