Bill > A01390

This bill authorizes the commissioner of corrections to transfer pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals to residential treatment facilities for up to one year after giving birth. Specifically, the bill allows transfer for individuals who have given birth within eight months of commitment to a correctional facility or who are currently pregnant. These transfers are intended to support prenatal and postnatal care, promote parent-child bonding, and provide opportunities for participation in various rehabilitative programs such as parenting skills, employment training, education, and health treatment services. The commissioner must develop policies and criteria for these transfers, ensuring public safety and following correctional best practices. Additionally, the bill mandates an annual report to the state senate and assembly detailing the number of incarcerated individuals transferred to residential treatment facilities and the duration of their transfers. The bill also updates existing correction law language to include these new transfer provisions, using more gender-neutral terminology and explicitly adding pregnant and postpartum individuals as a category eligible for transfer to residential treatment facilities.