Bill Summary

HB 377 Youth in Solitary Confinement (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Thompson Co Sponsors: Tant
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Summary
Youth in Solitary Confinement: Prohibits DOC or local governmental body from subjecting youth prisoners to solitary confinement; limits cell confinement; prohibits youth prisoners from being subjected to emergency cell confinement for longer than certain duration; requires facility staff to document placements of youth prisoners in emergency cell confinement; requires mental health clinician perform face-to-face evaluation of youth prisoners subjected to emergency cell confinement; provides for individualized suicide crisis intervention plan for certain youth prisoner; provides for protection of youth prisoners held in disciplinary cell confinement; requires DOC & boards of county commissioners to certify compliance & adopt specified policies & procedures. Effective Date: July 1, 2021
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
   H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/21/21
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Filed
02/08/21
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Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/08/21
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Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
04/30/21
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Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0377
Filed on 01/21/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
944.09
944.279
951.23
958.155
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