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PA SB686

PA SB686
Providing for solitary confinement.


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Introduced
08/11/2021
In Committee
08/11/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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)

Last Action

Referred to JUDICIARY (on 08/11/2021)

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