Revises provisions governing certain offenses relating to prisoners. (BDR 16-444)

SB 35 strengthens penalties for crimes committed by prison staff against inmates and expands restrictions on prohibited substances. It raises sexual abuse of prisoners from a category D felony to a category B felony (1-10 years in prison) and upgrades unauthorized custodial conduct from a gross misdemeanor to a category C felony. The bill also revises the definition of "intoxicant" to include synthetic cannabinoids, chemicals causing intoxication, and other substances, making it a gross misdemeanor for staff to supply these to prisoners. These changes directly affect prison employees, contractors, and volunteers, while reinforcing prohibitions on inmates possessing controlled substances or intoxicants.