Access to Menstrual Products. – The Department of Public Safety and the administrator of the correctional facility shall ensure that sufficient menstrual products are available at the correctional facility for all female incarcerated persons who have an active menstrual cycle. Female incarcerated persons who menstruate shall be provided menstrual products as needed at no cost to the female incarcerated person. ?(2021-143, s. 2(a).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.4

  • Correctional facility: Any unit of the State prison system, juvenile detention facility, or other entity under the authority of the State that has the power to detain or restrain a person under the laws of this State. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
  • Incarcerated person: Any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
  • Menstrual products: Products that women use during their menstrual cycle. See North Carolina General Statutes 148-25.1
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