VA HB 1244

Title: Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
Author: Joshua G. Cole

Summary
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use. Prohibits the use of isolated confinement, defined in the bill, in state correctional facilities, subject to certain exceptions. The bill requires that before placing an incarcerated person in restorative housing or isolated confinement for his own protection, the facility administrator shall place an incarcerated person in a less-restrictive setting, including by transferring such person to another institution or to a special-purpose housing unit for incarcerated persons who face similar threats. The bill requires that if an incarcerated person is placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement, such placement shall be reviewed every 48 hours and the facility administrator shall ensure that the incarcerated person receives a medical and mental health evaluation from certified medical and mental health professionals within one working day of placement in restorative housing or any form of isolated confinement. The bill also requires the facility administrator to notify the regional administrator in writing that an incarcerated person was placed in restorative housing or isolated confinement within 24 hours of such placement. Finally, the bill requires that formal reviews of an incarcerated person's placement in any form of isolated confinement shall be held in such person's presence, inform him of any reason or reasons administrative officials believe isolated confinement remains necessary, and give the incarcerated person an opportunity to respond to those reasons, and a formal ruling shall be provided to the incarcerated individual within 24 hours. This bill is identical to SB 719.

Status
House: House sustained Governor's veto

Bill Documents
VA HB 1244 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104675D
2024-01-10 - VA HB 1244 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104675D)

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VA HB 1244 - Senate amendments
2024-01-10 - VA HB 1244 (Senate amendments)

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VA HB 1244 - Senate amendments engrossed
2024-01-10 - VA HB 1244 (Senate amendments engrossed)

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VA HB 1244 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1244ER)
2024-01-10 - VA HB 1244 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1244ER))

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VA HB 1244 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104675D
2024-01-10 - VA HB 1244 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104675D)

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