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Introduced
08/11/2021
08/11/2021
In Committee
08/11/2021
08/11/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for solitary confinement.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to prohibit the use of solitary confinement and instead require correctional institutions to implement alternative disciplinary measures. These alternative measures may include limiting contact visits, restricting visitors to immediate family, loss of work opportunities, additional unpaid work duties, loss of privileges (telephone, entertainment, yard time, commissary), confinement to the inmate's own cell in the general population area, or a reprimand or warning. The bill would take effect 60 days after enactment.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (10)
Katie Muth (D)*,
Jim Brewster (D),
Amanda Cappelletti (D),
Carolyn Comitta (D),
Wayne Fontana (D),
John Kane (D),
Tim Kearney (D),
Nikil Saval (D),
Sharif Street (D),
Tina Tartaglione (D),
Last Action
Referred to JUDICIARY (on 08/11/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=686 | 08/12/2021 |
| Bill | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0686&pn=1018 | 08/12/2021 |
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