(a) The Department of Correction shall establish prenatal, labor, and postpartum services and supports for women incarcerated at the York Correctional Institution. Such services and supports shall include, but need not be limited to, a lactation policy that provides inmate mothers the opportunity to pump and store breast milk for their babies.
(b) The Department of Correction shall establish and make available to women incarcerated at the York Correctional Institution parenting support literature, including information on child custody processes, child support and family reunification resources.
(P.A. 18-4, S. 2.)
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 18 - Correctional Institutions and Department of Correction
Chapter 323 - York Correctional Institution
Section 18-65. (Formerly Sec. 17-360). - Persons confined in institution.
Section 18-65a. - Confinement of young and teenage women.
Section 18-66. - Penalty for escape.
Section 18-67. - Detention and return of escaped inmate.
Section 18-68. - Transfers within institution's limits.
Section 18-69. - Placement of children born to inmates of institution.
Section 18-69a. - Placement of children born to detained women.
Section 18-69b. - Rehabilitative programs for incarcerated women.