Bill > S1578

This bill aims to provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement. Key provisions include: - Defining and limiting the types of segregated confinement that can be used, such as restrictive housing, disciplinary restrictive housing, and secure treatment units. - Establishing minimum standards for out-of-cell time, access to programs, services, and personal property for prisoners in segregated confinement. - Prohibiting the placement of certain vulnerable populations, such as those with serious mental illness or disabilities, in segregated confinement, and limiting the use of segregated confinement for young and elderly prisoners. - Strengthening the placement review process, including judicial review for prolonged segregated confinement, and requiring detailed reporting on the use of segregated confinement. - Creating a segregated confinement oversight committee with the authority to inspect correctional facilities. - Requiring maximization of out-of-cell time and access to programming for all prisoners, with limited exceptions. The bill aims to reform the use of segregated confinement in correctional facilities to better protect the rights and wellbeing of prisoners.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1578