Correctional Institutions

State (Maine)
Maine 131st Legislature

An Act to Increase Correctional Officer Salary and Benefits [HB-550] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
An Act to Increase Correctional Officer Salary and Benefits

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Craig V. Hickman Pursuant To Joint Rule 310.3 Placed In Legislative Files (dead) on 02/06/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies [HB-771] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate and initiate a civil action to remedy unlawful patterns or practices committed by certain government officials; providing that the Attorney General shall have subpoena power to support certain investigations; and providing that the Attorney General may obtain equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice of certain conduct.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Youth (Youth Accountability and Safety Act) [SB-850] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Providing that a person who was under the age of 25 years at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [SB-761] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to report certain information regarding the gender identities of inmates and the housing status of transgender, nonbinary, or intersex inmates; prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) [SB-759] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the Division of Correction to allow a certain pregnant woman and a certain woman who recently gave birth to transfer to the prerelease unit for women for a certain time period; establishing the Healthy Start Bonding Program to facilitate strong bonds between incarcerated women and their children; and requiring the Division to allow liberal visitation between certain individuals and certain children under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Services - State Correctional Facilities - Unauthorized Operation of Unmanned Aircraft [SB-702] [Crime ] [Drones ] [Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from operating or causing the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a State correctional facility unless authorized by the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services or the Secretary's designee; and establishing penalties for a violation of the Act of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding$1,000 or both.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies [SB-658] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate and initiate a civil action to remedy unlawful patterns or practices committed by certain government officials; providing that the Attorney General shall have subpoena power to support certain investigations; and providing that the Attorney General may obtain equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice of certain conduct.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Children Charged as Adults - Confinement [SB-704] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Repealing certain provisions requiring a certain court exercising criminal jurisdiction in a certain case involving a child to order the child to be held in a secure juvenile facility pending a certain determination, except under certain circumstances; requiring a certain child to be held in a certain secure juvenile facility while the child is awaiting trial or other legal process, except under certain circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/27/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Funds for Davie County Projects [HB-52] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Funds for Davie County Projects

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia C. Howard Ref To The Com On Appropriations, If Favorable, Rules, Calendar, And Operations Of The House on 02/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [SB-459] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington Referred To Interim Study By Judicial Proceedings on 03/27/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) [HB-523] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Health ]
Requiring the Division of Correction to allow a certain pregnant woman and a certain woman who recently gave birth to transfer to the prerelease unit for women for a certain time period; establishing the Healthy Start Bonding Program to facilitate strong bonds between incarcerated women and their children; and requiring the Division to allow liberal visitation between certain individuals and certain children under certain circumstances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill First Reading Judiciary on 02/01/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Require Cooperation with ICE 2.0 [SB-50] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ]
Require Cooperation with ICE 2.0

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Danny Earl Britt Ref To Com On Rules And Operations Of The Senate on 02/01/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Firearms Training/Probation & Parole Officers [HB-36] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Firearms Training/Probation & Parole Officers

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Michael Clampitt Ref To Com On Rules And Operations Of The Senate on 02/16/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Protect Those Who Serve and Protect Act [HB-34] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Protect Those Who Serve and Protect Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Patrick Riddell Ch. Sl 2023-76 on 07/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) [HB-426] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction to report certain information regarding the gender identities of inmates and the housing status of transgender, nonbinary, or intersex inmates; prohibiting an employee of a correctional facility from discriminating against inmates on the basis of certain protected classes; requiring the managing official of a correctional facility to develop a written nondiscrimination policy regarding inmates; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Frederick County – Adult Detention Center – Polygraph Examinations of Employees [HB-439] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Exempting individuals who apply for employment or are employed in any capacity that involves direct personal contact with an inmate in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center from the prohibition on employers requiring an employee or a prospective employee to take a polygraph examination or similar test as a condition of prospective or continued employment.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Confirm Todd Ishee, Sec. of Adult Correction [SR-32] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Confirm Todd Ishee, Sec. of Adult Correction

  

Sponsored by: Sen. William Peter Rabon Adopted on 02/07/2023

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) [HB-385] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo at least 40 hours of training; establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of restrictive housing or disciplinary segregation; and requiring each correctional facility to create a monthly report containing certain information about individuals placed in restrictive housing and to publish the report on the facility's website.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Juanita Sandra Bartlett First Reading Judiciary on 01/26/2023

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2023-2024 Session

Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments [HB-10] [Budget and Spending ] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dennis Patrick Riddell Ch. Sl 2024-55 on 11/20/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023) [SB-257] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Safety ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals; requiring the Task Force to analyze data related to no-charge prison phone call programs in other states, evaluate the projected program cost to the State, and evaluate and make recommendations to allow for no-charge phone calls by individuals confined in State correctional facilities while minimizing financial cost to the State; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations by December 31, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023

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