The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1087 on transportation for a released offender authored by Rep. Moed and Rep. Morris. The bill prohibits the Department of Correction from providing transportation to or procuring transportation or public transportation to a county other than the released offender’s county of residence at the time of conviction. Rep. Moed e … [Read more...] about Transportation for a released offender
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Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1569 restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy authored by Rep. Mayfield and Rep. King. The bill prohibits the department of correction from authorizing the payment of any money, the use of any state resources, or the payment of any federal money administered by the state to provide or facilitate the provision of hormonal … [Read more...] about Restrictions on DOC provision of gender therapy
Population parameters
S.E.A. 37, P.L. 104 Effective: April 1, 2022 Amends various statutes to update population parameters for political subdivisions based on the 2020 decennial census. Updates multipliers that are based on a county's population and used in determining distributions made by the Department of Correction to county misdemeanant funds. Removes language providing that changes to … [Read more...] about Population parameters
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H.E.A. 1004, P.L. 45 Effective: July 1, 2022 Amends and updates certain terms involving direct placement in a community corrections program.Updates the definition of "community corrections program".Specifies that a court may suspend any portion of a sentence and order a person to be placed in a community corrections program for the part of the sentence which must be … [Read more...] about Department of Correction
Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses
H.E.A. 1294, P.L. 78 Effective: July 1, 2022 Provides that a correctional facility, including a jail, shall: (1) use the least restrictive restraints necessary on a pregnant inmate when the pregnant inmate is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy; or (2) use no restraints on a pregnant inmate who is in labor, delivering a baby, during the immediate postdelivery period, … [Read more...] about Restraint of pregnant inmates; pregnancy from certain sex offenses