The Births in Custody Reporting Act requires states to report detailed information to the Department of Justice about pregnant inmates and those who give birth while in custody in jails, prisons, and other detention facilities. States have 120 days (extendable to 240 days) from the bill's enactment to begin submitting quarterly reports containing anonymized data about the number of pregnant inmates, their demographics, whether they received timely pregnancy tests and prenatal care, pregnancy outcomes, use of restraints, and postpartum medical care. States that fail to comply may lose up to 10 percent of their federal law enforcement funding under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, with those funds redirected to compliant states. The Attorney General will publish all reports publicly and must complete a comprehensive study by 2027 examining the data to identify ways to improve treatment of pregnant and postpartum inmates and to investigate relationships between adverse pregnancy outcomes and facility management practices.
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