On June 15, 2011, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada sent a letter to the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) and the Nevada Attorney General informing them of various issued raised by transgender prison inmates.
CARSON CITY, NV - Assembly Bill 408, which prohibits the use of restraints on Nevada female prisoners during labor, delivery, or childbirth recuperation unless the prisoner is a “serious and immediate threat of harm” to herself or others, or a “substantial flight risk,” has now passed both houses of the Nevada legislature.