Detention of juveniles charged as adults.
Summary
Requires the department of correction to adopt jail standards that prohibit a jail from housing a child less than 18 years of age in the same cell as an adult, even if the child is charged as an adult or has been convicted of an offense as an adult. Specifies that a county jail may transfer a child if necessary to comply with the prohibition against housing a child in the same cell as an adult.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Last action Jan 14, 2021
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
PB
Patricia Boy
DDemocratic
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