A lawmaker in Maine recently suggested that jail would be like 'a countryclub' if incarcerated women were given access to free pads and tampons
A lawmaker in Maine recently suggested that jail would be like “a country club” if incarcerated women were given access to free pads and tampons.
“Quite frankly, and I don’t mean this in any disrespect, the jail system and the correctional system was never meant to be a country club,” he said, according to Bangor Daily News reporter Alex Acquisto. Pickett added that the Democrats were simply trying to “micromanage” the system by offering comprehensive menstrual care to female inmates.
During the hearing testimony, Whitney Parrish, the director of policy and program for the Maine Women’s Lobby, explained just how integral access to free menstrual products is for incarcerated women.
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