Solitary confinement.

Existing law provides the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with jurisdiction over the state prison, as specified. Existing law states that it is unlawful to use any cruel, corporal, or unusual punishment or to inflict any treatment or allow any lack of care which would injure or impair the health of a prisoner, inmate, or person confined. This bill would require the department to track specified data regarding the population within solitary confinement, also known as restricted housing, including demographic information and a specific description of the types of restrictions for solitary confinement in the institution. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, to report this data to the Legislature, as specified.