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HB 258 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PRISONS AND PRISONERS.

Summary
This bill allows the Department of Correction to implement prison nurseries, which would allow women inmates that give birth during their time incarcerated the option of raising their infant up to the age of 18 months. Studies have shown that prison nurseries allow a mother and child to bond during this critical time of infancy and in turn lowers recidivism rates of these women inmates. This bill would further take the burden off of the foster care system and reduce the damage done between the mother and child relationship as a result of imprisonment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 30, 2019 Last action Jan 29, 2020
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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 5 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 30, 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House and Assigned to Corrections Committee
lower
7 primary · 21 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
P
DB
David B. McBride
DDemocratic
DE
13
P
Photo of Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
DDemocratic
DE
17
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37
P
Photo of Sherry Dorsey Walker
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
DE
3
P
Photo of Val Longhurst
Val Longhurst
DDemocratic
DE
15
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
Photo of Bill Bush
Bill Bush
DDemocratic
DE
29
Co
Photo of Bryan Townsend
Bryan Townsend
DDemocratic
DE
11
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
Co
Photo of Danny Short
Danny Short
RRepublican
DE
39
Co
EG
Earl G. Jaques Jr.
DDemocratic
DE
27
Co
Photo of Frank Cooke
Frank Cooke
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
Photo of Kendra Johnson
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
Photo of Kim Williams
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
DE
19