Bill > S1296

This bill aims to promote humane conditions of confinement in correctional facilities. The key provisions include: 1. Defining key terms like "disciplinary segregation," "non-disciplinary segregation," and "serious mental illness" to establish clear standards. 2. Requiring segregation units to provide adequate living conditions, including access to recreation, property, disability accommodations, and programming, especially for those in non-disciplinary segregation. 3. Mandating mental health screenings and daily mental health check-ins for prisoners in segregation units. 4. Restricting the use of segregation for certain vulnerable populations, such as pregnant individuals, those with mental illness or serious medical conditions, and young or elderly prisoners. 5. Establishing strict timeframes and review processes for holding prisoners in segregation on an "exigent" or emergency basis. 6. Requiring reentry programming and planning for prisoners within 180 days of release who are held in segregation. 7. Clarifying the permitted uses of isolation and disciplinary segregation. Overall, the bill seeks to improve the conditions and oversight of segregation in correctional facilities to ensure more humane treatment of prisoners.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1296