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| 3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 461 3 |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 7 | 7 | | By: Senator J. Scott 5 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 10 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT TO COLLECT DATA REGARDING THE USE OF SOLITARY 9 |
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| 12 | 12 | | CONFINEMENT IN ARKANSAS PRISONS AND JAILS; AND FOR 10 |
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| 13 | 13 | | OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 17 | 17 | | TO COLLECT DATA REGARDING THE USE OF 15 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN ARKANSAS PRISONS 16 |
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| 19 | 19 | | AND JAILS. 17 |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 |
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| 21 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 25, is amended to read as 21 |
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| 24 | 24 | | follows: 22 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Chapter 25 23 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Public Hearing Prior to Location of Community -Based Residential Facilities 24 |
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| 27 | 27 | | General Provisions 25 |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 12, Chapter 25, is amended to add an 27 |
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| 30 | 30 | | additional section to read as follows: 28 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 12-25-102. Punitive segregation report — Definitions. 29 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (a) As used in this chapter: 30 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) “Segregation” means any type of detention, whether voluntary 31 |
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| 34 | 34 | | or involuntary, that involves: 32 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (A) The removal of a person from the general inmate 33 |
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| 36 | 36 | | population; 34 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (B) A restriction of access to a program or service 35 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (C) A restriction or prohibition of interaction with other 1 |
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| 42 | 42 | | incarcerated people; 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (D) A loss of out-of-cell time or other condition of 3 |
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| 44 | 44 | | confinement; or 4 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (E) Involves being placed in a locked room or cell for 5 |
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| 46 | 46 | | seventeen (17) hours or more in a twenty -four (24) hour period; 6 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) "Serious mental illness" means one of the following 7 |
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| 48 | 48 | | disorders as classified in the American Psychiatric Association's 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as it existed on 9 |
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| 50 | 50 | | January 1, 2025: 10 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (A) A disorder categorized under the schizophrenia 11 |
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| 52 | 52 | | spectrum and other psychotic disorders; 12 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (B) Bipolar disorder; 13 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (C) Major depressive disorder; 14 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (D) Delusional disorder; 15 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (E) Post-traumatic stress disorder; and 16 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (F) Traumatic brain injury; and 17 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (3) "Suicide" means the act of taking one's own life voluntarily 18 |
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| 59 | 59 | | and intentionally. 19 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (b) The Department of Corrections, the Division of Youth Services, and 20 |
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| 61 | 61 | | all local and regional detention facilities shall submit a quarterly report 21 |
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| 62 | 62 | | to the Legislative Council that includes: 22 |
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| 63 | 63 | | (1) The number of persons disciplined with, held in, or 23 |
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| 64 | 64 | | transferred to segregation during the prior quarter, including the following 24 |
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| 65 | 65 | | information concerning those persons: 25 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (A) Racial composition; 26 |
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| 67 | 67 | | (B) Gender; 27 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (C) The number of persons: 28 |
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| 69 | 69 | | (i) That are in protective custody; 29 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (ii) Who are twenty -one (21) years of age or 30 |
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| 71 | 71 | | younger; 31 |
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| 72 | 72 | | (iii) Who are fifty -five (55) years of age or older; 32 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (iv) With a serious mental illness; 33 |
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| 74 | 74 | | (v) That are pregnant or were pregnant within the 34 |
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| 75 | 75 | | previous twelve (12) weeks; 35 |
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| 76 | 76 | | (vi) With a disability, broken down by type of 36 SB461 |
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| 79 | 79 | | disability; and 1 |
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| 80 | 80 | | (vii) With a medical condition, categorized by type 2 |
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| 81 | 81 | | of condition; 3 |
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| 82 | 82 | | (D) The number of: 4 |
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| 83 | 83 | | (i) Suicides; 5 |
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| 84 | 84 | | (ii) Attempted suicides by persons housed in 6 |
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| 85 | 85 | | segregation; 7 |
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| 86 | 86 | | (iii) Incidents of self -harm by persons housed in 8 |
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| 87 | 87 | | segregation; and 9 |
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| 88 | 88 | | (iv) Persons who died while in segregation, broken 10 |
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| 89 | 89 | | down by cause of death; 11 |
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| 90 | 90 | | (E) The number of persons in segregation currently who 12 |
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| 91 | 91 | | have already been in segregation for: 13 |
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| 92 | 92 | | (i) Less than one (1) day but not more than fifteen 14 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (15) days; 15 |
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| 94 | 94 | | (ii) At least (16) days, but not more than thirty 16 |
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| 95 | 95 | | (30) days; 17 |
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| 96 | 96 | | (iii) At least thirty -one (31) days, but not more 18 |
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| 97 | 97 | | than ninety (90) days; 19 |
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| 98 | 98 | | (iv) At least ninety -one (91) days, but not more 20 |
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| 99 | 99 | | than one hundred eighty (180) days; 21 |
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| 100 | 100 | | (v) At least one hundred eighty -one (181) days, but 22 |
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| 101 | 101 | | not more than one (1) year; 23 |
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| 102 | 102 | | (vi) At least one (1) year and one (1) day, but not 24 |
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| 103 | 103 | | more than three (3) years; 25 |
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| 104 | 104 | | (vii) At least three (3) years and (1) day, but not 26 |
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| 105 | 105 | | more than six (6) years; and 27 |
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| 106 | 106 | | (viii) Six (6) years and one (1) day or more; and 28 |
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| 107 | 107 | | (F) The number of persons who are or have been sentenced 29 |
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| 108 | 108 | | to or otherwise scheduled to be in segregation for a total of: 30 |
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| 109 | 109 | | (i) Less than one (1) day but not more than fifteen 31 |
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| 110 | 110 | | (15) days; 32 |
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| 111 | 111 | | (ii) At least (16) days, but not more than thirty 33 |
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| 112 | 112 | | (30) days; 34 |
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| 113 | 113 | | (iii) At least thirty -one (31) days, but not more 35 |
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| 114 | 114 | | than ninety (90) days; 36 SB461 |
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| 117 | 117 | | (iv) At least ninety -one (91) days, but not more 1 |
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| 118 | 118 | | than one hundred eighty (180) days; 2 |
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| 119 | 119 | | (v) At least one hundred eighty -one (181) days, but 3 |
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| 120 | 120 | | not more than one (1) year; 4 |
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| 121 | 121 | | (vi) At least one (1) year and one (1) day, but not 5 |
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| 122 | 122 | | more than three (3) years; 6 |
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| 123 | 123 | | (vii) At least three (3) years and (1) day, but not 7 |
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| 124 | 124 | | more than six (6) years; and 8 |
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| 125 | 125 | | (viii) Six (6) years and one (1) day or more; 9 |
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| 126 | 126 | | (2) The number of times segregation has been used as a sanction, 10 |
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| 127 | 127 | | punishment, or disciplinary action during the prior quarter, including 11 |
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| 128 | 128 | | extensions of segregation; 12 |
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| 129 | 129 | | (3) The total number of sanctions, punishments, or disciplinary 13 |
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| 130 | 130 | | actions taken other than segregation during the prior quarter, including 14 |
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| 131 | 131 | | without limitation: 15 |
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| 132 | 132 | | (A) Loss of any privilege; 16 |
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| 133 | 133 | | (B) Loss of or reduction in classification; 17 |
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| 134 | 134 | | (C) Loss of or demotion in a job or position at the 18 |
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| 135 | 135 | | division; and 19 |
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| 136 | 136 | | (D) Restitution; 20 |
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| 137 | 137 | | (4) The number of persons disciplined with, held in, or 21 |
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| 138 | 138 | | transferred to segregation during the prior quarter due to: 22 |
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| 139 | 139 | | (A) One (1) or more disciplinary infraction; 23 |
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| 140 | 140 | | (B) Administrative reasons; 24 |
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| 141 | 141 | | (C) Protective custody; or 25 |
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| 142 | 142 | | (D) Other reasons to be listed in the report by type; and 26 |
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| 143 | 143 | | (5) Of the persons disciplined with, held in, or transferred to 27 |
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| 144 | 144 | | segregation during the prior quarter due to one (1) or more disciplinary 28 |
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| 145 | 145 | | infraction as described in subdivision (b)(4)(A) of this section, the type of 29 |
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| 146 | 146 | | disciplinary infraction, including without limitation: 30 |
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| 147 | 147 | | (A) Violence to self; 31 |
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| 148 | 148 | | (B) Violence to another; 32 |
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| 149 | 149 | | (C) Possession of drug -related contraband; 33 |
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| 150 | 150 | | (D) Masturbation or indecent exposure; 34 |
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| 151 | 151 | | (E) Sex with another person; 35 |
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| 152 | 152 | | (F) Failure to obey an order of a staff member; 36 SB461 |
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| 155 | 155 | | (G) Refusing a direct verbal order; 1 |
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| 156 | 156 | | (H) Threating another verbally or in writing; 2 |
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| 157 | 157 | | (I) Insolence to a staff member; 3 |
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| 158 | 158 | | (J) Battery or use of force on an inmate; 4 |
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| 159 | 159 | | (K) Creating unnecessary noise; 5 |
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| 160 | 160 | | (L) Out of place of assignment; 6 |
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| 161 | 161 | | (M) Refusal to submit to testing; 7 |
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| 162 | 162 | | (N) Possession or use of controlled substances, alcohol, 8 |
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| 163 | 163 | | or chemicals; 9 |
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| 164 | 164 | | (O) Unauthorized use of state property; 10 |
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| 165 | 165 | | (P) Failure to keep himself or herself or his or her 11 |
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| 166 | 166 | | quarters within regulation; 12 |
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| 167 | 167 | | (Q) Possession, introduction, or use of a cell phone; 13 |
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| 168 | 168 | | (R) Possession or introduction of fireworks; 14 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (S) Unexcused absence from a work or learning assignment; 15 |
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| 170 | 170 | | (T) Banding together or demonstration; 16 |
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| 171 | 171 | | (U) Provoking or agitating a fight; 17 |
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| 172 | 172 | | (V) Possession or introduction of unauthorized clothing; 18 |
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| 173 | 173 | | (W) Lying to a staff member; 19 |
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| 174 | 174 | | (X) Destruction of property; 20 |
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| 175 | 175 | | (Y) Battery or use of force on staff; 21 |
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| 176 | 176 | | (Z) Throwing or ejecting of bodily fluids or excrement; 22 |
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| 177 | 177 | | (AA) Purchase of unauthorized articles; or 23 |
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| 178 | 178 | | (BB) Other disciplinary infractions not listed under this 24 |
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| 179 | 179 | | subdivision (b)(5), broken down by type of disciplinary infraction. 25 |
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| 181 | 181 | | SECTION 3. DO NOT CODIFY. Temporary Language. 27 |
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| 182 | 182 | | The initial report required under § 12 -25-102 shall be completed by 28 |
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| 183 | 183 | | October 1, 2025. 29 |
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