Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 11 > Chapter 66 - Restraint of Pregnant Persons in Custody

• Correctional institution: means any entity under the authority of any state, county, or municipal law-enforcement division that has the power to detain or restrain a person under the laws of the State. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Corrections official: means the official responsible for oversight of a correctional institution, or his or her designee. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Extraordinary circumstances: means an immediate and serious threat of harm to themselves, staff, or others, or a substantial flight risk that cannot reasonably be contained by any other means. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Image: includes , but is not limited to, any photograph, video, sketch, or computer-generated image that provides a means to visually identify the person depicted. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 9611
• Immediate postpartum period: means the 13-week period following childbirth. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Labor: means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Prisoner: means any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of a criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or diversionary program. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Program: means the Address Confidentiality Program of the Department of Justice. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 9611
• Program participant: means any person certified by the Department of Justice as eligible to participate in the address confidentiality program established by this subchapter. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 9611
• Restraints: means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's body and/or limbs, including, but not limited to, flex cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal handcuffs, a black box, Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly chains, a security (tether) chain, or a convex shield. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 6602
• Substitute address: means the official address or confidential address designated by the Attorney General. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 9611
• Victim of domestic violence: means a person who is a victim of domestic violence as that term is defined by § 1041 of Title 10, or any equivalent provision in the laws of any other state, the United States, or any territory, District or subdivision thereof or any other foreign jurisdiction. See Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 9611