; (2) placement in a locked room or cell, whether alone or with another inmate; and (3) inability to leave the room or cell for the vast majority of the day. 7. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that States should enact comprehensive laws to ensure that the health needs of incarcerated women, including women during the period of pregnancy and postpartum recovery, are met, and that such laws should include a prohibition of the use of restrictive housing and restraints on inmates during the period of pregnancy and postpartum recovery that is substantially similar to the restriction under section 4322 of title 18, United States Code. 8. education and technical assistance The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide education and technical assistance, in conjunction with the appropriate public agencies, at State and local correctional facilities that house women and facilities in which incarcerated women labor and give birth, in order to— (1) educate the employees of such facilities, including health personnel, on the dangers and potential mental health consequences associated with the use of restrictive housing and restraints on incarcerated women during pregnancy, labor, and post­par­tum recovery, and on alternatives to the use of restraints and restrictive housing placement; (2) foster a culture of safe, high-quality care in these facilities that voids the use of restrictive housing and restraints on incarcerated women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery; (3) ensure that in States which have in place a law or policy that restricts the use of restrictive housing and restraints on incarcerated women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery— (A) employees at such facilities can comply with the restrictions in an effective manner