medical care at no cost and would be allowing for mother-child bonding as well right after birth. This bill also includes banning cavity searches of pregnant women unless there is a threat or harm presented. Another addition to this bill is that pregnant prisoners are required to be provided with proper nutrition and supplements for the baby. Finally, these women are to be held in prisons that are about 250 miles or less away from their children and families. This also includes mothers and children meeting every other week in person. The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017 The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017, Dignity Act, enacted on July 11, 2017 by Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey also focuses on improving healthcare and conditions for incarcerated women in prisons in the United States. According to the American Progress, the officials wanted to improve the overall treatment of women in prison and jails. They hope to provide more help with their children during their incarceration period, helping with reentry into the society and also providing inmates with more health care resources and products. The act also includes a program that would support women in prison providing them with free menstrual products. Many prisons all over the US do not provide feminine products to all inmates. These women have to choose between buying deodorant or a pack of pads during the week. The Dignity Act also focuses on mental health problems that women face in prison as well as focusing on the trauma that these women face in and out of prison. According to the American Psychological Association, about 75% percent of women in prisons and jails suffer from substance abuse issues. About 68% of women incarcerated in the US have experiences sexual abuse and physical abuse. (American Psychological Association) It is also known that women of color are more likely to enter the criminal justice system than white women. Women of color also experience higher levels of abuse than white women. This Dignity Act will mandate that correctional officers be required to complete trauma identification training. This will help those officers understand and actually allow them to help with prisoners with families, children and those who are pregnant. Correctional reproductive health care Pregnancy and prenatal care As of 2005, about five to ten percent of incarcerated women were pregnant (most upon intake), and about 2,000 incarcerated women