strictive housing under this subsection may not be 
placed in solitary confinement if the incarcerated 
woman is in her third trimester. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO DIRECTORS AND HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONAL
AFTER
PLACEMENT
IN
RESTRICTIVE 
HOUSING.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which an incarcerated woman is placed in restrictive 
housing under subsection (b), the applicable official 
identified in subsection (b)(1), correctional officer, or 
United States Marshal shall submit to the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons or the Director of the United 
States Marshals Service, as applicable, and to the 
health care professional responsible for the health and 
safety of the woman, a written report which describes 
the facts and circumstances surrounding the restric-
tive housing placement, and includes the following: 
‘‘(A) The reasoning upon which the deter-
mination for the placement was made. 
‘‘(B) The details of the placement, including 
length of time of placement and how frequently 
and how many times the determination was 
made subsequent to the initial determination to 
continue the restrictive housing placement. 
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‘‘(C) A description of all attempts to use al-
ternative interventions and sanctions before the 
restrictive housing was used. 
‘‘(D) Any resulting physical effects on the 
woman observed by or reported by the health 
care professional responsible for the health and 
safety of the woman. 
‘‘(E) Strategies the facility is putting in 
place to identify more appropriate alternative 
interventions should a similar situation arise 
again. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Pregnant 
Women in Custody Act, and every 180 days thereafter 
for a period of 10 years, the Attorney General shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives a report on the placement of incar-
cerated women in restrictive housing under subsection 
(b), which shall include the information described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Not later than 24 hours after the con-
firmation of the pregnancy of an incarcerated woman by 
a health care professional, that woman shall be notified, 
orally and in writing, by an appropriate health care profes-
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sional, correctional officer, or United States Marshal, as ap-
plicable— 
‘‘(1) of the restrictions on the use of restrictive 
housing placements under this section; 
‘‘(2) of the right of the incarcerated woman to 
make a confidential report of a violation of restric-
tions on the use of restrictive housing placement; and 
‘‘(3) that the facility staff have been advised of 
all rights of the incarcerated woman under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(e) VIOLATION REPORTING PROCESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the Pregnant 
Women in Custody Act, the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons and the Director of the United States Marshals Service 
shall establish processes through which an incarcerated per-
son may report a violation of this section. 
‘‘(f) NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS.—The warden of the 
Bureau of Prisons facility where a pregnant woman is in 
custody shall notify necessary facility staff of the pregnancy 
and of the rights of the incarcerated pregnant woman under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) RETALIATION.—It shall be unlawful for any Bu-
reau of Prisons or United States Marshals Service employee 
to retaliate against an incarcerated person for reporting 
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under the processes established under subsection (e) a viola-
tion of subsection (a). 
‘‘(h) EDUCATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons and the Director of 
the United States Marshals Service shall each— 
‘‘(1) develop education guidelines regarding the 
physical and mental health needs of incarcerated 
pregnant women, and the use of restrictive housing 
placements on incarcerated women during the period 
of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery; and 
‘‘(2) incorporate such guidelines into appro-
priate education programs. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘restrictive 
housing’ means any type of detention that involves— 
‘‘(1) removal from the general inmate popu-
lation, whether voluntary or involuntary; 
‘‘(2) placement in a locked room or cell, whether 
alone or with another inmate; and 
‘‘(3) inability to leave the room or cell for the 
vast majority of the day.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 317 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 4322 and inserting the 
following: 
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