Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1144 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1144
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1144
8	8	E5 4lr2975
9	9	CF SB 1085
10	10	By: Delegates Phillips, Crutchfield, Kaufman, Lehman, J. Long, Pasteur, Taveras,
11	11	and White Holland
12	12	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2024
13	13	Assigned to: Judiciary
14	14
15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Corrections – Segregated Housing – Limitations 2
20	20
21	21	FOR the purpose of altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to 3
22	22	restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved in the 4
23	23	supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain 5
24	24	training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated 6
25	25	individuals in certain types of segregated housing; and generally relating to 7
26	26	segregated housing. 8
27	27
28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
29	29	Article – Correctional Services 10
30	30	Section 9–614 11
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
32	32	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13
33	33
34	34	BY adding to 14
35	35	Article – Correctional Services 15
36	36	Section 10–1001 through 10–1003 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 10.16
37	37	Restrictive Housing in State Correctional Facilities” 17
38	38	Annotated Code of Maryland 18
39	39	(2017 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 19
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41	41	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
42	42	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
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44	44	Article – Correctional Services 22
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46	46	9–614. 23
47	47	2 HOUSE BILL 1144
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50	50	(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 1
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52	52	(2) “ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREG ATION” MEANS A NONPUNIT IVE FORM 2
53	53	OF PHYSICAL SEPARATI ON OF AN INCARCERATE D INDIVIDUAL FROM TH E GENERAL 3
54	54	POPULATION OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y FOR A PERIOD OF 17 HOURS OR LESS 4
55	55	OUT OF A 24–HOUR PERIOD . 5
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57	57	(3) “Correctional unit” has the meaning stated in § 2–401 of this article. 6
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59	59	(4) “DISCIPLINARY SEGREGAT ION” MEANS A PUNITIVE FORM OF 7
60	60	PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF AN INCARCERATED I NDIVIDUAL FR OM THE GENERAL 8
61	61	POPULATION OF A CORR ECTIONAL FACILITY FO R A PERIOD OF 17 HOURS OR LESS 9
62	62	OUT OF A 24–HOUR PERIOD . 10
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64	64	(5) “RESIDENTIAL REHABILIT ATION UNIT” MEANS SEPARATE 11
65	65	HOUSING USED FOR THE RAPY, TREATMENT , AND REHABILITATIVE P ROGRAMMING : 12
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67	67	(I) AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO RESTRICTIVE HOUSING FOR AN 13
68	68	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL; OR 14
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70	70	(II) FOR AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUI RES 15
71	71	SEPARATE HOUSING FOL LOWING PLACEMENT IN RESTRIC TIVE HOUSING. 16
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73	73	[(3) (i)] (6) “Restrictive housing” means [a] ANY form of physical 17
74	74	separation [that has not been requested by the incarcerated individual] in which [the] AN 18
75	75	incarcerated individual is placed in a locked room or cell for [approximately 22 hours or 19
76	76	more] MORE THAN 17 HOURS out of a 24–hour period. 20
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78	78	[(ii) “Restrictive housing” includes administrative segregation and 21
79	79	disciplinary segregation.] 22
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81	81	(7) “SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNES S” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 23
82	82	10–1003 OF THIS ARTICLE. 24
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84	84	(b) (1) On or before December 31 each year, each correctional unit shall submit 25
85	85	data FOR THE PRECEDING YE AR to the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and 26
86	86	Victim Services showing, by correctional unit AND DISAGGREGATED BY AGE, RACE, 27
87	87	GENDER, CLASSIFICATION OF HO USING, AND BASIS FOR PLACEM ENT: 28
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89	89	(i) the total population of the correctional unit; 29
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91	91	(ii) the number of incarcerated individuals who have been placed in: 30
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93	93	1. restrictive housing [during the preceding year by age, 31 HOUSE BILL 1144 3
94	94
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96	96	race, gender, classification of housing, and the basis for the incarcerated individual’s 1
97	97	placement in restrictive housing]; 2
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99	99	2. ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION; AND 3
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101	101	3. DISCIPLINARY SEGREGA TION; 4
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103	103	(iii) the number of incarcerated individuals with serious mental 5
104	104	illness that were placed in: 6
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106	106	1. restrictive housing [during the preceding year]; 7
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108	108	2. ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION; AND 8
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110	110	3. DISCIPLINARY SEGREGA TION; 9
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112	112	(iv) [the definition of “serious mental illness” used by the correctional 10
113	113	unit in making the report; 11
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115	115	(v)] the number of incarcerated individuals known to be pregnant 12
116	116	when placed in: 13
117	117
118	118	1. restrictive housing [during the preceding year]; 14
119	119
120	120	2. ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION; AND 15
121	121
122	122	3. DISCIPLINARY SEGREGA TION; 16
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124	124	[(vi)] (V) the average and median lengths of stay in: 17
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126	126	1. restrictive housing [of the incarcerated individuals placed 18
127	127	in restrictive housing during the preceding year]; 19
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129	129	2. ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION; AND 20
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131	131	3. DISCIPLINARY SEGREGA TION; 21
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133	133	[(vii)] (VI) the number of incidents of death, self–harm, and attempts 22
134	134	at self–harm by incarcerated individuals in: 23
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136	136	1. restrictive housing [during the preceding year]; 24
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138	138	2. ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION; AND 25
139	139	4 HOUSE BILL 1144
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142	142	3. DISCIPLINARY SEGREGA TION; 1
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144	144	[(viii)] (VII) the number of incarcerated individuals released [from 2
145	145	restrictive housing directly into the community during the preceding year] DIRECTLY 3
146	146	INTO THE COMMUNITY F ROM: 4
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148	148	1. RESTRICTIVE HOUSING ; 5
149	149
150	150	2. ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION; AND 6
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152	152	3. DISCIPLINARY SEGREGATION ; 7
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154	154	(VIII) FOR EACH VULNERABLE INDI VIDUAL WITH A SERIOU S 8
155	155	MENTAL ILLNESS WHO W AS PLACED IN RESTRICTIV E HOUSING IN A STATE 9
156	156	CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y: 10
157	157
158	158	1. THE MENTAL HEALTH CO NDITION THAT THE 11
159	159	INDIVIDUAL SUFFERED FROM; AND 12
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161	161	2. THE LENGTH OF TI ME THE INDIVIDUAL WA S PLACED 13
162	162	IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSI NG; 14
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164	164	(IX) STEPS TAKEN TO : 15
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166	166	1. IMPROVE THE CONDITIO NS OF CONFINEMENT IN 16
167	167	RESTRICTIVE HOUSING BY ALLOWING OPPORTUN ITIES FOR: 17
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169	169	A. OUT–OF–CELL TIME; 18
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171	171	B. CONGREGATE ACTIVITY ; 19
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173	173	C. DAILY OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL TIME ; AND 20
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175	175	D. PRODUCTIVE IN –CELL ACTIVITIES; 21
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177	177	2. LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS THAT MAY 22
178	178	RESULT IN SANCTIONS; 23
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180	180	3. CREATE DE–ESCALATION SPACES AN D ESTABLISH A 24
181	181	SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS I NCARCERATED INDIVIDU ALS IN RESTRICTIVE H OUSING TO 25
182	182	ACCESS THOSE SPACES FOR MEANINGFUL PERIODS O F TIME; 26
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184	184	4. CREATE, IN COORDINATION WITH EACH 27 HOUSE BILL 1144 5
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187	187	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL PLACED IN RESTRICTIV E HOUSING, STRATEGIES 1
188	188	DESIGNED TO RETURN T HE INDIVIDUAL TO THE GENERAL POPULATION I N THE 2
189	189	LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME ; 3
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191	191	5. AMEND POLICIES TO SPEC IFY THAT RESTRICTIVE 4
192	192	HOUSING IS A SANCTIO N OF LAST RESORT ; AND 5
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194	194	6. ADOPT THE USE OF RES IDENTIAL REHABILITAT ION 6
195	195	UNITS; 7
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197	197	[(ix)] (X) any other data the correctional unit considers relevant to 8
198	198	the use of restrictive housing, ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION, AND DISCIPLINARY 9
199	199	SEGREGATION by correctional facilities in the State; and 10
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201	201	[(x)] (XI) any changes to written policies or procedures at each 11
202	202	correctional unit relating to the use and conditions of restrictive housing, [including steps 12
203	203	to reduce reliance on restrictive housing] ADMINISTRATIVE SEGRE GATION, AND 13
204	204	DISCIPLINARY SEGREGA TION. 14
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206	206	(2) The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services 15
207	207	shall make the information submitted in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection 16
208	208	available on its website and, when the information has been received from every 17
209	209	correctional unit in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, promptly submit the 18
210	210	information in a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 19
211	211	Government Article. 20
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213	213	SUBTITLE 10. RESTRICTIVE HOUSING IN STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. 21
214	214
215	215	10–1001. 22
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217	217	IN THIS SUBTITLE, “RESTRICTIVE HOUSING ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 23
218	218	9–614 OF THIS ARTICLE. 24
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220	220	10–1002. 25
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222	222	(A) (1) ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN THE SUPE RVISION AND CARE OF 26
223	223	INDIVIDUALS PLACED I N RESTRICTIVE HOUSIN G SHALL: 27
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225	225	(I) COMPLETE AT LEAST 16 HOURS OF TRAINING , INCLUDING 28
226	226	TRAINING ON TRAUMA –INFORMED CARE , BEFORE BEING ASSIGNE D TO A 29
227	227	RESTRICTIVE HOUSING UNIT; AND 30
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229	229	(II) RECEIVE AT LEAST 4 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING 31
230	230	ANNUALLY. 32 6 HOUSE BILL 1144
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234	234	(2) A HEARING OFFICER SHAL L: 1
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236	236	(I) COMPLETE AT LEAST 8 HOURS OF TRAINING , INCLUDING 2
237	237	TRAINING ON TRAUMA –INFORMED CARE , THE PHYSICAL AND PSY CHOLOGICAL 3
238	238	EFFECTS OF RESTRICTI VE HOUSING, PROCEDURAL AND DUE PROCESS RIGH TS OF 4
239	239	INCARCERATED INDIVID UALS, AND RESTORATIVE JUST ICE REMEDIES , PRIOR TO 5
240	240	PRESIDING OVER ANY H EARINGS; AND 6
241	241
242	242	(II) RECEIVE AT LEAST 4 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING 7
243	243	ANNUALLY. 8
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245	245	(B) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D TO LIMIT OVERTIME 9
246	246	COMPENSATION FOR PER SONNEL AND HEARING O FFICERS REQUIRED TO ATTEND 10
247	247	TRAINING UNDER THIS SECTION. 11
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249	249	10–1003. 12
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251	251	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 13
252	252	INDICATED. 14
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254	254	(2) “SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNES S” MEANS A MENTAL DISOR DER THAT: 15
255	255
256	256	(I) IS DIAGNOSED , ACCORDING TO A CURRE NT DIAGNOSTIC 16
257	257	CLASSIFICATION SYSTE M RECOGNIZED BY THE SECRETARY, AS: 17
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259	259	1. SCHIZOPHRENIC DISORD ER; 18
260	260
261	261	2. MAJOR AFFECTIVE DISO RDER; 19
262	262
263	263	3. ANOTHER PSYCHOTIC DI SORDER; OR 20
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265	265	4. BORDERLINE OR SCHIZO TYPAL PERSONALIT Y 21
266	266	DISORDER, EXCLUDING AN ABNORMA LITY THAT MANIFESTS ONLY AS REPEATED 22
267	267	CRIMINAL OR OTHERWIS E ANTISOCIAL CONDUCT ; 23
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269	269	(II) IS CHARACTERIZED BY IMPAIRED FUNCTION ON A 24
270	270	CONTINUING OR INTERM ITTENT BASIS FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS; AND 25
271	271
272	272	(III) INCLUDES AT LEAST TH REE OF THE FOLLOWING : 26
273	273
274	274	1. INABILITY TO MAINTAI N EMPLOYMENT ; 27
275	275	HOUSE BILL 1144 7
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277	277
278	278	2. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR THAT RESULTS IN INTERVENT IONS 1
279	279	BY THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM; 2
280	280
281	281	3. SEVERE INABILITY TO ESTABLISH OR MAINTAI N A 3
282	282	PERSONAL SUPPORT SYS TEM; OR 4
283	283
284	284	4. NEED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC LIVING SKILLS . 5
285	285
286	286	(3) “VULNERABLE INDIVIDUAL ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO, 6
287	287	BECAUSE OF AGE , IDENTIFY, STATUS, DISABILITY, OR CIRCUMSTANCES , MAY BE 7
288	288	PARTICULARLY SUSCEPT IBLE TO CRIMINAL VIC TIMIZATION AND MAY F ACE SPECIAL 8
289	289	CHALLENGES IN INTERA CTIONS WITH OTHER INCARCERATED I NDIVIDUALS. 9
290	290
291	291	(B) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION , A VULNERABLE 10
292	292	INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT B E PLACED IN RESTRICT IVE HOUSING UNLESS: 11
293	293
294	294	(1) THE VULNERABLE INDIV IDUAL IS BETWEEN AT LEAST 18 YEARS 12
295	295	OLD AND UNDER THE AGE OF 26 YEARS OR HAS A SERIOUS MENTAL ILL NESS; AND 13
296	296
297	297	(2) THE MANAGING OFFICIA L AND THE CHIEF PHYS ICIAN OF THE 14
298	298	CORRECTIONAL FACILIT Y HAVE DETERMINED , AND RECORDED IN WRIT ING THE 15
299	299	REASONS FOR DETERMIN ING, THAT: 16
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301	301	(I) THE INDIVIDUAL PRESE NTS A GRAVE RISK OF HARM TO THE 17
302	302	INDIVIDUAL OR OTHERS ; AND 18
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304	304	(II) RESTRICTIVE HOUSING IS THE ONLY MEANS OF ENSURING 19
305	305	THE SAFETY OF THE IN DIVIDUAL OR OTHERS F ROM THE RISK OF HARM PRESENTED 20
306	306	BY THE INDIVIDUAL . 21
307	307
308	308	(C) AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT BE PLACED IN RESTRIC TIVE HOUSING BASED 22
309	309	SOLELY ON: 23
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311	311	(1) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA TION CONSIDERED BY T HE FACILITY 24
312	312	STAFF, BUT NOT PROVIDED TO THE INCARCERATED IND IVIDUAL OR INCLUDED IN 25
313	313	REQUIRED RECORDS ; 26
314	314
315	315	(2) GANG OR ENEMY AFFILI ATION; 27
316	316
317	317	(3) PROTECTION OF THE IN DIVIDUAL FROM THE RE ST OF THE 28
318	318	DETAINED POPULATION OR A LIKELY ABUSER ; OR 29
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320	320	(4) THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S IDENTIFIED OR PERCEI VED 30 8 HOUSE BILL 1144
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323	323	SEXUAL ORIENTATION O R GENDER IDENTITY . 1
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325	325	(D) THE MANAGING OFFICIAL OF A CORRECTIONAL FA CILITY SHALL 2
326	326	ENSURE THAT EACH INC ARCERATED INDIVIDUAL PLACED IN RESTRICTIV E HOUSING 3
327	327	IS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWI NG INFORMATION , IN A LANGUAGE OR MAN NER THE 4
328	328	INDIVIDUAL CAN UNDER STAND, WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE INDIVID UAL’S 5
329	329	PLACEMENT IN RESTRIC TIVE HOUSING: 6
330	330
331	331	(1) NOTICE OF THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TH AT LED TO 7
332	332	PLACING THE INDIVIDU AL IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSING; 8
333	333
334	334	(2) A STATEMENT OF THE REASON OR REA SONS WHY A LESS 9
335	335	RESTRICTIVE INTERVEN TION WOULD BE INSUFF ICIENT TO REDUCE RIS K; 10
336	336
337	337	(3) THE PROCEDURES THAT THE FACILITY WILL EM PLOY TO MONITOR 11
338	338	THE INDIVIDUAL ; 12
339	339
340	340	(4) THE DATE AND TIME OF THE INDIVIDUAL ’S NEXT COURT DATE OR 13
341	341	ADMINISTRATIVE HEARI NG DATE, IF APPLICABLE; 14
342	342
343	343	(5) COPIES OF ALL DOCUME NTS, FILES, AND RECORDS RELATING TO 15
344	344	THE INDIVIDUAL ’S PLACEMENT IN RESTR ICTIVE HOUSING , UNLESS A DOCUMENT , 16
345	345	FILE, OR RECORD CONTAINS C ONTRABAND , CLASSIFIED INFORMATI ON, OR 17
346	346	SENSITIVE SECURITY I NFORMATION ; AND 18
347	347
348	348	(6) AN EXPLANATION OF TH E PROCESS TO APPEAL THE INITIAL 19
349	349	PLACEMENT OR CONTINU ED PLACEMENT OF THE INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL IN 20
350	350	RESTRICTIVE HOUSING UNDER SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION. 21
351	351
352	352	(E) (1) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL SHALL BE PROVIDED TH E 22
353	353	OPPORTUNITY TO CONTE ST THE RESTRICTIVE H OUSING PLACEMENT IN AN 23
354	354	ADMINISTRATIVE HEARI NG WITHIN 70 HOURS OF THE INITIAL PLACEMENT . 24
355	355
356	356	(2) THE INCARCERATED INDI VIDUAL SHALL HAVE TH E RIGHT TO 25
357	357	APPEAR AND BE REPRES ENTED BY AN ATTORNEY OR ADVOCATE OF THE 26
358	358	INDIVIDUAL’S CHOOSING AT THE IN DIVIDUAL’S OWN EXPENSE AT ALL HEARINGS 27
359	359	CONDUCTED UNDER PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 28
360	360
361	361	(F) (1) IF AN INDIVIDUAL IN R ESTRICTIVE HOUSING D ISPUTES A 29
362	362	DECISION MADE REGARD ING THE INDIVIDUAL ’S STATUS AS A VULNER ABLE 30
363	363	INDIVIDUAL OR THE PLACEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN RE STRICTIVE HOUSING 31
364	364	UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE INDIVIDUAL MAY R EQUEST AND 32
365	365	RECEIVE A SECONDARY REVIEW OF THE DETERM INATION BY THE MANAG ING 33 HOUSE BILL 1144 9
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367	367
368	368	OFFICIAL OR CHIEF PH YSICIAN, AS APPROPRIATE . 1
369	369
370	370	(2) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL MAY NOT BE PLA CED OR 2
371	371	RETAINED IN RESTRICT IVE HOUSING IF, FOLLOWING A SECONDAR Y REVIEW UNDER 3
372	372	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE MANAGING OFFICIA L OR CHIEF 4
373	373	PHYSICIAN DETERMINES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL NO LONGER MEETS THE STANDARD 5
374	374	FOR CONFINEMENT . 6
375	375
376	376	(G) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , 7
377	377	AN INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL MAY NOT BE SUBJE CT TO RESTRICTIVE HOUSING 8
378	378	FOR MORE THAN : 9
379	379
380	380	(I) 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS ; OR 10
381	381
382	382	(II) 6 DAYS IN ANY 60–DAY PERIOD. 11
383	383
384	384	(2) (I) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL MAY BE PLACED IN 12
385	385	RESTRICTIVE HOUSING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME EXCEEDING A TIME PERIOD 13
386	386	SPECIFIED IN PARAGRA PH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION I F THE COMMISSIONER OF 14
387	387	CORRECTION OR THE COMMISSIONER ’S DESIGNEE ISSUES A WRITTEN DECISION , 15
388	388	FOLLOWING AN EVIDENTIARY HEARI NG, THAT STATES BASED ON SPECIFIC 16
389	389	OBJECTIVE CRITERIA T HAT: 17
390	390
391	391	1. THE INCARCERATED IND IVIDUAL: 18
392	392
393	393	A. COMMITTED AN ACT CAU SING PHYSICAL INJURY TO 19
394	394	OR DEATH OF ANOTHER ; 20
395	395
396	396	B. COMMITTED SEXUAL ASS AULT; 21
397	397
398	398	C. COMMITTED EXTORTION ; 22
399	399
400	400	D. COERCED OR ATTEMPTED TO COERCE ANOTHER TO 23
401	401	VIOLATE RULES OF THE FACILITY; 24
402	402
403	403	E. LED OR INCITED A RIO T; OR 25
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405	405	F. PROCURED DEADLY WEAP ONS OR OTHER 26
406	406	CONTRABAND THAT POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO SECURITY; AND 27
407	407
408	408	2. THE ACT WAS SO HEINO US OR DESTRUCTIVE TH AT 28
409	409	PLACEMENT IN THE GEN ERAL POPULATION WOUL D CREATE A SIGNIFICA NT RISK OF 29
410	410	IMMINENT SERIOUS PHY SICAL INJURY. 30 10 HOUSE BILL 1144
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412	412
413	413
414	414	(II) IF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION OR THE 1
415	415	COMMISSIONER ’S DESIGNEE MAKES THE FINDINGS AND ISSUES THE WRITTEN 2
416	416	DECISION REQUIRED UN DER SUBPARAG RAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , THE 3
417	417	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL MAY NOT BE PLACE D IN RESTRICTIVE HOU SING FOR 4
418	418	MORE THAN: 5
419	419
420	420	1. 15 CONSECUTIVE DAYS ; 6
421	421
422	422	2. 18 DAYS IN ANY 60–DAY PERIOD; OR 7
423	423
424	424	3. 60 DAYS IN ANY 365–DAY PERIOD. 8
425	425
426	426	(H) (1) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSING SHALL 9
427	427	BE GIVEN A PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WITHIN AT LEAST 24 10
428	428	HOURS OF THE INITIAL PLACEMENT IN RESTRIC TIVE HOUSING AND EVE RY 24 11
429	429	HOURS THEREAFTER . 12
430	430
431	431	(2) THE PHYSICAL AND MENT AL HEALTH ASSESSME NT SHALL BE 13
432	432	PERFORMED BY : 14
433	433
434	434	(I) AT LEAST ONE LICENSE D MENTAL HEALTH PROF ESSIONAL; 15
435	435
436	436	(II) AT LEAST ONE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ; AND 16
437	437
438	438	(III) AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 17
439	439	FACILITY. 18
440	440
441	441	(3) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSING SHALL 19
442	442	HAVE ACCESS TO : 20
443	443
444	444	(I) EDUCATIONAL AND READ ING MATERIALS ; 21
445	445
446	446	(II) ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM MING THAT THE 22
447	447	INDIVIDUAL WAS ENROL LED IN PRIOR TO BEING PLACED IN REST RICTIVE HOUSING ; 23
448	448	AND 24
449	449
450	450	(III) CASE MANAGEMENT , CLERGY, AND MENTAL HEALTH 25
451	451	PROFESSIONALS . 26
452	452
453	453	(4) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSING MAY 27
454	454	NOT BE SUBJECT TO IMPOSITION OF ANY CH ANGE IN DIET AS A FO RM OF 28
455	455	PUNISHMENT . 29 HOUSE BILL 1144 11
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457	457
458	458
459	459	(5) (I) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSING 1
460	460	SHALL BE OFFERED AT LEAST 4 HOURS OF OUT –OF–CELL PROGRAMMING PER DAY, 2
461	461	INCLUDING: 3
462	462
463	463	1. AT LEAST 1 HOUR FOR RECREATION ; AND 4
464	464
465	465	2. AT LEAST 1 HOUR FOR SHOWERING , USE OF A 5
466	466	TELEPHONE , OR CONTACT VISITATIO N. 6
467	467
468	468	(II) TIME SPENT ON HOUSEKE EPING OR IN PAID EMP LOYMENT 7
469	469	MAY NOT BE CONSIDERE D OUT–OF–CELL PROGRAMMING . 8
470	470
471	471	(I) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A 9
472	472	FACILITY SHALL CONDU CT AN EXTERNAL VISUA L CHECK ON AN INDIVI DUAL PLACED 10
473	473	IN RESTRICTIVE HOUSI NG AT LEAST TWICE PE R SHIFT. 11
474	474
475	475	(2) IF AN INDIVIDUAL PLAC ED IN RESTRICTIVE HO USING 12
476	476	DEMONSTRAT ES BEHAVIOR THAT IS UNUSUAL , SUICIDAL, OR INDICATES A 13
477	477	LIKELIHOOD OF SELF–HARM, THE FACILITY STAFF SHALL MONITOR THE 14
478	478	INDIVIDUAL AT LEAST EVERY 15 MINUTES, OR MORE FREQUENTLY I F 15
479	479	RECOMMENDED BY A MED ICAL OR MENTAL HEALT H PROFESSIONAL . 16
480	480
481	481	(J) RESTRAINTS MAY NOT BE USED O N AN INCARCERATED IN DIVIDUAL 17
482	482	PLACED IN RESTRICTIV E HOUSING, IN THE PROCESS OF BE ING PLACED IN OR 18
483	483	RELEASED FROM RESTRI CTIVE HOUSING , OR BEING MOVED OR TR ANSPORTED TO 19
484	484	OR FROM RESTRICTIVE HOUSING FOR THE PURP OSES OF RECREATION , PROGRAMS, 20
485	485	OR OTHER SERVICES , UNLESS THE FACILITY HAS DOCUMENTED THAT RESTRAINTS 21
486	486	ARE REQUIRED BECAUSE OF HIGH RISK OF PHYSICAL HAR M TO THE INDIVIDUAL OR 22
487	487	OTHERS. 23
488	488
489	489	(K) (1) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL MAY BE PLACED IN SEGREGATED 24
490	490	HOUSING FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES , ONLY IF: 25
491	491
492	492	(I) THE INDIVIDUAL IS KE PT IN THE SEGREGATED HOUSING 26
493	493	FOR THE SHORTEST AMO UNT OF TIME REQUIRED TO REDUCE THE RISK O F 27
494	494	INFECTION; 28
495	495
496	496	(II) THE PLACEMENT IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND 29
497	497	FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALT H GUIDANCE; AND 30
498	498
499	499	(III) A LICENSED PHYSICIAN OR NURSE PRACTITIONER H AS 31
500	500	PROVIDED WRITTEN APP ROVAL OF THE PLACEME NT. 32 12 HOUSE BILL 1144
501	501
502	502
503	503
504	504	(2) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL PLACED IN SEGR EGATED 1
505	505	HOUSING FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES SHALL BE AL LOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN 2
506	506	PROGRAMS AND SERVICE S, SUBJECT TO CONSIDERA TIONS OF THE HEALTH AND 3
507	507	SECURITY OF THE INDIVID UAL, OTHER INCARCERATED I NDIVIDUALS, FACILITY 4
508	508	STAFF, VISITORS, AND THE PUBLIC . 5
509	509
510	510	(L) (1) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , IF 6
511	511	AN INCARCERATED INDI VIDUAL NOTIFIES THE STAFF O F THE CORRECTIONAL 7
512	512	FACILITY THAT THE IN DIVIDUAL FEARS FOR THE INDIVI DUAL’S SAFETY AND 8
513	513	REQUESTS AN ACCOMMOD ATION TO FACILITATE THE INDIVIDUAL ’S SAFETY, THE 9
514	514	FACILITY SHALL TRANS FER THE INDIVIDUAL , WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF 10
515	515	TIME, BUT NOT LONGER THAN 3 DAYS, AFTER RECEIVING THE REQUEST TO AN 11
516	516	APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATION , INCLUDING TRANSFER TO: 12
517	517
518	518	1. A SINGLE CELL; 13
519	519
520	520	2. A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE FACILITY; 14
521	521
522	522	3. A SENSITIVE NEEDS YA RD; OR 15
523	523
524	524	4. IF THE MANAGING OFFI CIAL OF THE CORRECTIONAL 16
525	525	FACILITY DETERMINES THAT AN ACCOMMODATIO N IN ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3 OF THIS 17
526	526	SUBPARAGRAPH IS UNAVAIL ABLE OR CANNOT ADEQU ATELY MEET THE SAFET Y 18
527	527	NEEDS OF THE INDIVID UAL, ANOTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITY THAT CAN MEET 19
528	528	THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL . 20
529	529
530	530	(II) RESTRICTIVE HOUSING I S NOT AN APPROPRIATE 21
531	531	ACCOMMODATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO MAKES A REQUEST UNDER THIS 22
532	532	PARAGRAPH . 23
533	533
534	534	(2) AN INDIVIDUAL PLACED IN AN ACCOMMODATION UNDER 24
535	535	PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION S HALL BE GRANTED FULL ACCESS TO 25
536	536	OUT–OF–CELL TIME, PROGRAMMING , AND OTHER SERVICES A VAILABLE TO THE 26
537	537	REST OF THE DETAINED POPULATION . 27
538	538
539	539	(3) PLACEMENT OF AN INCAR CERATED INDIVIDUAL I N AN 28
540	540	ACCOMMODATION UNDER THIS SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE NOTED IN THE 29
541	541	INCARCERATED INDIVID UAL’S BASE FILE OR INSTI TUTIONAL REC ORD IF THE 30
542	542	NOTATION WOULD SERVE TO INTERRUPT THE IND IVIDUAL’S PROGRAMMING 31
543	543	ELIGIBILITY, PAROLE CONSIDERATION S, SECURITY STATUS CHAN GES, OR OTHER 32
544	544	OPPORTUNITIES . 33
545	545	HOUSE BILL 1144 13
546	546
547	547
548	548	(4) (I) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL WHO HAS BEEN P LACED IN 1
549	549	AN ACCOMMODATION THAT ISOLATES THE I NDIVIDUAL FROM THE G ENERAL 2
550	550	POPULATION OF THE CO RRECTIONAL FACILITY UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N MAY 3
551	551	SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQ UEST TO THE FACILITY STAFF AT ANY TIME TO BE RETURNED 4
552	552	TO THE GENERAL POPUL ATION OF THE CORRECT IONAL FACILITY. 5
553	553
554	554	(II) AFTER RECEIVING A WRITTEN REQUEST UNDE R THIS 6
555	555	PARAGRAPH , THE FACILITY STAFF S HALL PROMPTLY , BUT NOT LATER THAN 24 7
556	556	HOURS AFTER RECEIVIN G THE REQUEST , RETURN THE INCARCERA TED INDIVIDUAL 8
557	557	TO THE GENERAL POPUL ATION OF THE CORRECT IONAL FACILITY. 9
558	558
559	559	(M) THE DECISION TO REMOV E ANY PERSONAL ITEMS OR CLOTHING FROM 10
560	560	AN INCARCERATED INDI VIDUAL PLACED IN RES TRICTIVE HOUSING SHA LL BE: 11
561	561
562	562	(1) MADE BY THE MANAGING OFFICIAL OR DESIGNEE OF THE 12
563	563	MANAGING OFFICIAL BEFORE THE INCARCERA TED INDIVIDUAL ’S TRANSFER TO 13
564	564	RESTRICTIVE HOUSING OR AS SOON AS POSSIB LE AFTER THE TRANSFER ; AND 14
565	565
566	566	(2) BASED ON A DETERMINA TION THAT THE ITEM O R CLOTHING 15
567	567	POSES A SIGNIFICANT AND UNREASONABLE RIS K OF HARM TO THE IND IVIDUAL OR 16
568	568	OTHERS. 17
569	569
570	570	(N) AN INCARCERATED INDIV IDUAL PLACED IN ADMI NISTRATIVE 18
571	571	SEGREGATION OR DISCI PLINARY SEGREGATION SHALL HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO 19
572	572	PROGRAMMING , WORK ASSIGNMENTS , RECREATIONAL ACTIVIT IES, AND VISITATION 20
573	573	AS THE POPULATION OF THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT 21
574	574	SEGREGATED . 22
575	575
576	576	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
577	577	October 1, 2024. 24