HB 959 (2013) -  Youth In Solitary Confinement

by Rangel (CO-SPONSORS) Campbell
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.
Effective Date: July 1, 2013
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2013 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2013 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/04/2013 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2013 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2013 - 5:57 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/21/2013 - 12:03 PM Member: Rangel Committee: Version: __

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