HB 959: Youth In Solitary Confinement
GENERAL BILL by Rangel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell
Youth In Solitary Confinement; Creates "Youth in Solitary Confinement Reduction Act; prohibits DOC or local government body from subjecting youth to solitary confinement; provides exceptions; provides restrictions on placing youth prisoners in emergency cell confinement; requires that mental health clinician evaluate face-to-face within specified time youth prisoner who is subjected to emergency cell confinement; requires visual checks at specified intervals; provides for individualized suicide crisis intervention plan, if applicable; provides for protection of youth prisoners in disciplinary cell confinement; provides reduced isolation for youth prisoners in protective custody; requires DOC & counties to review policies relating to youth prisoners; requires report; requires sheriffs to adopt standards.
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/21/2013 House • Filed
3/4/2013 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 97
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 97
5/3/2013 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 959, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2013 at 12:03 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 812 Youth in Solitary Confinement Gibson Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Criminal Justice
Location: In committee/council (CJ)
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 944.09 Rules of the department; offenders, probationers, and parolees. Page 8 (pdf) 951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements. Page 8 (pdf) 958.155 Page 2 (pdf)