Bill > S04315

This bill requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to create a family reunion program that provides eligible incarcerated individuals and their families the opportunity to meet for an extended period of time in a residential setting. The program will be available at maximum-security and certain medium-security correctional facilities, and incarcerated individuals with good disciplinary records who do not pose a current danger will be eligible to apply. The bill outlines the eligible family members, the application process, and provisions for denying visitation in certain cases. The bill will take effect one year after it becomes law.