C.R.S. Section 17-26-104.4
Incarceration of a person with the capacity for pregnancy

  • report
  • definition

(1)

A facility incarcerating a person who is capable of pregnancy, whether operated by a governmental entity or a private contractor, shall:

(a)

Train the facility’s staff to ensure that a pregnant person receives safe and respectful treatment;

(b)

Develop administrative policies to ensure a trauma-informed standard of care is integrated with current practices to promote the health and safety of a pregnant person;

(c)

Provide each pregnant person, during the person’s pregnancy and through the person’s postpartum period, with access to:

(I)

Perinatal health-care providers with perinatal experience; and

(II)

Healthy foods and information on nutrition, recommended activity levels, safety measures, and supplies, including menstrual products as required in section 17-26-104.3, and breast pumps approved by the sheriff or the sheriff’s designee;

(d)

Provide treatment for pregnant people who have suffered from:

(I)

A diagnosed behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder;

(II)

Human immunodeficiency virus; or

(III)

Chronic conditions;

(e)

Provide educational information materials for pregnant people who have suffered from:

(I)

Trauma or violence, including domestic violence;

(II)

Sexual abuse; or

(III)

Pregnancy loss or infant loss;

(f)

Provide evidence-based pregnancy and childbirth education, parenting support, and other relevant forms of health literacy;

(g)

Develop administrative policies to identify and offer opportunities for postpartum persons to maintain contact with the person’s newborn child to promote bonding, including enhanced visitation policies, access to prison nursery programs, and breastfeeding support, when appropriate;

(h)

In accordance with the requirements of the federal “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996”, as amended, Pub.L. 104-191, transfer health records to community providers if a pregnant person exits the criminal justice system during the person’s pregnancy or during the person’s postpartum period;

(i)

Connect a person exiting the criminal justice system during the person’s pregnancy or postpartum period to community-based resources, such as referrals to health-care providers, substance use disorder treatment, and social services that address social determinants of maternal health;

(j)

Establish partnerships with local public entities, private community entities, community-based organizations, Indian tribes and tribal organizations as defined in the federal “Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act”, 25 U.S.C. sec. 5304, as amended, or urban Indian organizations as defined in the federal “Indian Health Care Improvement Act”, 25 U.S.C. sec. 1603, as amended; and

(k)

By February 15, 2022, and by February 15 each year thereafter, report to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or their successor committees, on the number of births by pregnant people who are in the custody of the facility, including the location of the births, that occurred in the prior calendar year.

(2)

As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “facility” means:

(a)

A local jail, as defined in section 17-1-102 (7);

(b)

A multijurisdictional jail, as described in section 17-26.5-101; or

(c)

A municipal jail, as authorized in section 31-15-401 (1)(j).

Source: Section 17-26-104.4 — Incarceration of a person with the capacity for pregnancy - report - definition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-17.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

17‑26‑101
Jail in each county
17‑26‑102
Keeper of jail - expenses
17‑26‑103
Duties of keeper
17‑26‑104
Feeding prisoners
17‑26‑104.3
Menstrual hygiene products for a person in custody - definitions
17‑26‑104.4
Incarceration of a person with the capacity for pregnancy - report - definition
17‑26‑104.5
Medical visits - charge to persons in custody - provider charges - state hospital in Pueblo
17‑26‑104.7
Prohibition against the use of restraints on pregnant persons in custody
17‑26‑104.9
Opioid treatment for a person in custody - definitions
17‑26‑105
Separation of prisoners
17‑26‑106
Male and female prisoners
17‑26‑107
Prisoners to work - work outside of jail - expenses
17‑26‑108
County to support spouse - when
17‑26‑109
Deductions of time - record keeping - forfeitures - definition
17‑26‑111
Separate sentences continuous
17‑26‑116
Commitment - copy to sheriff - return endorsed
17‑26‑117
Commitment box - successor
17‑26‑118
Criminal justice data collection - definitions
17‑26‑118.5
Prevention of erroneous payments to prisoners - identifying information reporting system
17‑26‑119
Jail in another county - costs
17‑26‑120
Keeping of fugitives - charges
17‑26‑121
Juveniles - confinement - when
17‑26‑122
Guards - compensation
17‑26‑123
Federal prisoners - expense
17‑26‑124
Charges for foreign prisoners
17‑26‑125
Account of moneys - report
17‑26‑126
Commissioners to examine jail
17‑26‑127
Escape - duty of sheriff - expenses
17‑26‑129
Applicability of provisions
17‑26‑140
Continuity of care for persons released from jail
17‑26‑301
Legislative declaration
17‑26‑302
Definitions
17‑26‑303
Placement in restrictive housing in a local jail
17‑26‑304
Screening in jails
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 17-26-104.4’s source at colorado​.gov