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2022 SESSION
HB 1291 Correctional facilities; prohibits use of isolated confinement.
Introduced by: C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement in state correctional facilities and juvenile correctional centers, subject to certain exceptions. Isolated confinement is defined in the bill as confinement of a prisoner or juvenile to a cell, alone or with another prisoner or juvenile, for 20 hours or more per day for an adult or for 17 hours or more per day for a juvenile, other than for the purpose of providing medical or mental health treatment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023.
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HISTORY
- 01/20/22 House: Presented and ordered printed 22103591D
- 01/20/22 House: Referred to Committee on Public Safety
- 02/01/22 House: Assigned PS sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/03/22 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/15/22 House: Left in Public Safety