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lowkell

(671 posts) Tue Sep 25, 2018, 04:58 PM Sep 2018

Aunt Flo Visits the Prison, But She Can't Wear a Tampon! [UPDATED: Brian Moran Backs Down]

UPDATE: Following an uproar, Virginia officials back down...at least for now.
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Hot off the appalling reports on children being duct taped to chairs with bags over their heads in detention centers, and prisoners—including children—being kept in solitary confinement for months and sometimes years straight, the Virginia Department of Corrections, and Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran are once again making headlines for their shameful and embarrassing disregard for human decency.

This time they’ve instituted a new policy for women who are VISITING the prison. Due to alleged (completely unsubstantiated by any data) concerns that visitors will smuggle contraband to the prisoners, women visiting may no longer wear tampons or menstrual cups. If they arrive wearing these, they will be subjected to strip search, body cavity search, or be denied visitation and have their visitation permissions reviewed.

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Aunt Flo Visits the Prison, But She Can't Wear a Tampon! [UPDATED: Brian Moran Backs Down] (Original Post) lowkell Sep 2018 OP

How would they have known? madaboutharry Sep 2018 #1

I know. Doesn't make any sense. Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2018 #2

kick Blue_Tires Sep 2018 #3

I never understand the whole subjected to body cavity search thing. NutmegYankee Sep 2018 #4

This story makes no sense. Is there a link for this? skylucy Sep 2018 #5

I found this... NurseJackie Sep 2018 #6

Thank you for the link. Such crazy times we are living in! skylucy Sep 2018 #7

Those sensitive to extreme description of female cycles should not read his. alphafemale Sep 2018 #8

madaboutharry

(40,212 posts)

1. How would they have known?

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:01 PM

Sep 2018

Were the planning to give them gynecological exams?

What am I missing here?

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)

2. I know. Doesn't make any sense.

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:11 PM

Sep 2018

Seems like they would have to have a body cavity search to find the tampon/menstrual cup to determine they are going to do yet another body cavity search. Unless are they expecting women to declare whether or not they are currently using tampons or menstrual cups. Just say you aren't then. How would they ever know without the body cavity search in the first place?

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

3. kick

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:27 PM

Sep 2018

NutmegYankee

(16,200 posts)

4. I never understand the whole subjected to body cavity search thing.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 05:30 PM

Sep 2018

The answer is no. Any attempt to conduct one should be met with the maximum effort of violence against the person trying to conduct it. Bite fingers off, stab pens through eyes if you must, but never subject yourself to such a search.

skylucy

(3,739 posts)

5. This story makes no sense. Is there a link for this?

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 06:57 PM

Sep 2018

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

6. I found this...

Reply to skylucy (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 06:59 PM

Sep 2018

http://bluevirginia.us/2018/09/aunt-flo-visits-the-prison-but-she-cant-wear-a-tampon

skylucy

(3,739 posts)

7. Thank you for the link. Such crazy times we are living in!

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:15 PM

Sep 2018

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

8. Those sensitive to extreme description of female cycles should not read his.

Reply to lowkell (Original post)

Tue Sep 25, 2018, 08:40 PM

Sep 2018

My cycle was a trial.

I am so thankful it is over.

It was more frequent than normal and it generally lasted 10 days.

The first three days I would go through three super tampons and soak a pad in the three hours between a break at work.

You can't imagine how delighted I am to be done.

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