HB1122: Solitary Confinement Reform Act; enact.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create The "solitary Confinement Reform Act"; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Limit The Placement Of Inmates In Solitary Confinement If Such Inmates Who Are Incarcerated By The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Limit The Use Of Solitary Confinement For Inmates Who Have Upcoming Release Dates; To Require The Department To Provide Certain Protective Custody Units; To Provide That The Department Shall Not Place Vulnerable Populations In Solitary Confinement In Most Instances; To Require The Department To Provide Special Housing Units Under Certain Circumstances; To Require The Department To Provide Special Management Units To Limit Segregation For Certain Inmates; To Require The Department To Provide Administrative Maximum Facilities For Inmates Who Require Limited Segregation Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide That The Commissioner Shall Provide Certain Notice To Inmates Concerning Placement In Solitary Confinement; To Provide That Those Inmates Who Are Placed In Solitary Confinement Shall Receive Certain Mental Health Care For Inmates; To Require Employees Of The Department Who Interact With Inmates Shall Receive Certain Training; To Require The Department To Have An Office Of The Civil Rights Ombudsman; To Require The Department To Reassess The Placement Of Inmates According To This Act After A Certain Period; To Require Certain Data Tracking Regarding The Use Of Solitary Confinement By The Department; To Require The Department To Enter Into An Agreement For The Purpose Of Establishing A Resource Center On Solitary Confinement Reduction And Reform Center In Order To Reduce The Use Of Solitary Confinement; And For Related Purposes.