Upgrades penalties for unlawful possession of certain items by incarcerated persons and unlawful provision of certain items to incarcerated persons.

S 1021 increases penalties for incarcerated people who possess items that could aid escape (like weapons or tools) and for anyone who provides such items to them. It changes the offense to a second-degree crime with a mandatory minimum 5-year prison term for all escape-related items (previously 3 years for weapons only), and raises the penalty for providing other prohibited items to a third-degree crime (from a minor offense). This directly affects incarcerated individuals and staff or visitors who bring prohibited items into correctional facilities. The bill aims to strengthen consequences for actions that compromise facility safety, without altering the legal definitions of prohibited items.