Regional correctional facilities; investigation of acts of violence.
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What it does
Official summary
Regional correctional facilities; investigation of acts of violence; report to law-enforcement agency; policies. Requires the jail superintendent of any regional correctional facility to promptly report to the primary local law-enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where such facility is located or to the Department of State Police any act of violence that occurs within such correctional facility. The bill also requires each regional correctional facility to adopt a policy setting forth the procedures for the investigation of such acts of violence and the respective roles and responsibilities of the jail superintendent of such correctional facility and the law-enforcement agency to which such report is made.
More detail
The bill requires each regional correctional facility to provide a copy of such policy to the State Board of Local and Regional Jails prior to January 1 each year, beginning on January 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
To Governor
Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2025
Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0159)Latest