Prisoners
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Conditions of Disability and Incapacity - Confinement [HB-81]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
Repealing "confinement" as a condition of disability for purposes of guardianship proceedings to protect a disabled individual's property; and repealing "confinement" as a condition of incapacity as defined under the Maryland Trust Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 666 on 05/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prisoners; mental health screening at local correctional facilities. [SB-1442]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Mental health screening of inmates at local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument designated by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill provides that if the screening indicates that a person may have a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental services shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening by a qualified mental health professional,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prisoners; orders permitting to work on public works projects. [SB-1290]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Orders permitting prisoners to work on public works projects; sentencing. Provides that a circuit court or general district court judge may request any local governing body within the judicial circuit or district of such judge to establish prisoner workforces. The bill adds prisoner workforces to the list of authorized workplaces that a circuit court or general district court can order a prisoner to perform work and receive credit toward his sentence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rehabilitation And Social Services (13-y 0-n) on 01/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Prisoners; mental health screening upon admission to a local correctional facility. [HB-1783]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Mental health screening of prisoners in local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local, regional, or community correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument identified by the Department of Criminal Justice Services in consultation with the State Board of Corrections and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill also requires that these entities develop and deliver a training program for employees of such facilities in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Mental health screening of prisoners at local correctional facilities. [SB-940]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Mental health screening of inmates at local correctional facilities. Requires that the staff of a local correctional facility screen persons admitted to the facility for mental illness using a scientifically validated instrument designated by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill provides that if the screening indicates that a person may have a mental illness, an assessment of his need for mental services shall be conducted within 72 hours of the time of the screening by a qualified mental health professional,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Appropriations on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Corrections, State Board of; notification of tertiary care of prisoner. [HB-1171]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Board of Corrections; notification of tertiary care of prisoner. Requires the Board of Corrections to promulgate regulations for state and local correctional facilities requiring that notification be made to a prisoner's family or stated emergency contact person whenever a prisoner is moved within or without his assigned facility for the purposes of tertiary care unless these is reasonable cause to believe that such notification is a threat to the safety of any person.
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Rush
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 12/01/2016