HB 765 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

Youth in Solitary Confinement

Summary
Youth in Solitary Confinement; Prohibits DOC or local governmental body from subjecting youth prisoners to solitary confinement; prohibits youth prisoners from being subjected to emergency cell confinement for longer than certain duration; requires facility staff to document placements of youth prisoners in emergency cell confinement; requires mental health clinician perform face-to-face evaluation of youth prisoners subjected to emergency cell confinement; provides for individualized suicide crisis intervention plan for certain youth prisoner; provides for protection of youth prisoners held in disciplinary cell confinement; requires DOC & boards of county commissioners to certify compliance & adopt specified policies & procedures.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Mar 14, 2022
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Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Dec 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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