Virginia prisons to restrict which menstrual products visitors can use.

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4. Unbelievable. From the article:

"This is incredibly invasive and unnecessary. It comes across as a punishment for people who have connection to incarcerated people. They are literally telling people who aren’t in their case what they can and cannot do with their vaginas. This should be unacceptable.

I’m not buying their reasoning that it’s to prevent smuggling drugs. Couldn’t someone use a pad if they’re willing to use tampon for transportation? Why isn’t this rule for everyone that works or visits prisons?

If they’re experts on safety, why can’t they think of an effective way that actually addresses the root problem: they can’t handle the flow of illegal drugs in their system. Why should innocent people suffer the consequences of their inadequacy? "