Rep. Tina Davis, D-Bucks, has proposed barring solitary confinement of specific inmate populations, the use of restraint chairs, chemical agents and shackles during solitary confinement and prohibiting solitary confinement over 15 days for all inmates.

In her memo, Davis said she would prohibit the use of solitary confinement on pregnant women, LGBTQ prisoners, inmates under the age of 21 and inmates over the age of 70 in Pennsylvania.

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