AB68,1419,65 2. A conviction for a crime that was committed within 3 years of release from
6confinement.
AB68,1419,117 (b) No later than June 15 of each year, the department shall submit a report
8on participation in vocational readiness training programs qualifying for earned
9release under sub. (3) to the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature
10for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), and the
11director of state courts. The report shall include all of the following data:
AB68,1419,1312 1. A list of available vocational readiness training programs and the number
13of participants in each vocational readiness training program.
AB68,1419,1614 2. The number of eligible inmates who are on the wait list for participation in
15a vocational readiness training program, and the department's methodology for
16selecting participants from the wait list.
AB68,1419,2117 3. The rate of recidivism among individuals who earned release through
18completion of a vocational readiness training program, and whether the recidivism
19event was return to prison upon revocation or was a conviction for a misdemeanor
20or felony. The department shall report this data by region and shall include
21demographic information.
AB68,1419,2522 4. An accounting of the cost savings for the preceding 12-month period that
23resulted from reduced terms of confinement in prison for participants in the earned
24release program who were released to extended supervision or parole for completion
25of a vocational readiness training program.
AB68,2716
1Section 2716. 302.085 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1420,3 2302.085 Treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person. (1) Definitions.
3In this section:
AB68,1420,44 (a) “Correctional facility” has the meaning given in s. 101.123 (1) (ac).
AB68,1420,75 (b) “Doula” means a nonmedical, trained professional who provides continuous
6physical, emotional, and informational support during pregnancy, labor, birth, and
7the postpartum period.
AB68,1420,108 (c) “Doula services" means childbirth education and support services, including
9emotional, physical, and informational support provided during pregnancy, labor,
10birth, and the postpartum period.
AB68,1420,1211 (d) “Postpartum” means the period of time following the birth of an infant to
126 months after the birth.
AB68,1420,1413 (e) “Restrain” means to use a mechanical, chemical, or other device to constrain
14the movement of a person's body or limbs.
AB68,1420,21 15(2) Restraining a pregnant person. (a) A representative of a correctional
16facility may not restrain a person known to be pregnant unless the representative
17makes an individualized determination that restraints are reasonably necessary to
18ensure safety and security of the person, the staff of the correctional facility, other
19inmates, or the public. If such a determination is made, the representative may use
20only the least restrictive effective type of restraint that is most reasonable under the
21circumstances.
AB68,1421,222 (b) A representative of a correctional facility may not restrain a person known
23to be pregnant while the person is being transported if the restraint is through the
24use of leg irons, waist chains or other devices that cross or otherwise touch the

1person's abdomen, or handcuffs or other devices that cross or otherwise touch the
2person's wrists when affixed behind the person's back.
AB68,1421,43 (c) A representative of a correctional facility may not place a person known to
4be pregnant in solitary confinement for any punitive purpose.
AB68,1421,65 (d) A representative of a correctional facility may restrain a person who is in
6labor or who has given birth in the preceding 3 days only if all of the following apply:
AB68,1421,107 1. There is a substantial flight risk or some other extraordinary medical or
8security circumstance that requires restraints be used to ensure the safety and
9security of the person, the staff of the correctional or medical facility, other inmates,
10or the public.
AB68,1421,1211 2. The representative has made an individualized determination that
12restraints are necessary to prevent escape or ensure safety or security.
AB68,1421,1413 3. There is no objection to the use of restraints by the treating medical care
14provider.
AB68,1421,1615 4. The restraints used are the least restrictive effective type and are used in
16the least restrictive manner.
AB68,1421,1917 (e) All staff members who may come into contact with a pregnant or postpartum
18person at any correctional facility shall receive training on the requirements of this
19subsection on an annual basis.
AB68,1421,21 20(3) Treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person. A correctional facility
21shall ensure all of the following for every person incarcerated at the facility:
AB68,1421,2222 (a) That every woman under 50 years of age is offered testing for pregnancy.
AB68,1421,2423 (b) That every pregnant person is offered testing for sexually transmitted
24infections, including HIV.
AB68,1422,2
1(c) That every pregnant person who is on a methadone treatment regimen be
2provided continuing methadone treatment.
AB68,1422,53 (d) That every pregnant person and every person who has given birth in the
4past 6 weeks is provided appropriate educational materials and resources related to
5pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and parenting.
AB68,1422,96 (e) That every pregnant person and every person who has given birth in the
7past 6 weeks has access to doula services if these services are provided by a doula
8without charge to the correctional facility or the incarcerated person pays for the
9doula services.
AB68,1422,1210 (f) That every pregnant person and every person who has given birth in the past
116 months has access to a mental health assessment and, if necessary, mental health
12treatment.