Bill > HB1410

This bill prohibits the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) from housing or confining certain inmates in facilities owned, operated, or managed by private vendors. Specifically, the bill prevents TDCJ from placing inmates sentenced to imprisonment, inmates under specific supervision conditions (referenced in Section 507.002), and certain other persons (described in Section 493.009(a)) in private facilities. The bill also prevents the TDCJ board from entering into contracts that would house such inmates in private facilities. There is one key exception: these restrictions do not apply to residential correctional facilities as defined in Section 508.157. The bill will take effect on September 1, 2025, and will apply to new or renewed contracts from that date forward. The legislation effectively aims to end the use of private prisons for specific categories of inmates in Texas, potentially impacting the state's current correctional facility management practices.

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