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AZ HB2206
Bill
Status
1/17/2012
Primary Sponsor
Edward Ableser
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AI Summary
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Prohibits private prisons in Arizona from accepting transfers of adult prisoners from other states, effective immediately upon passage.
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Amends the definition of "private prison" to exclude facilities that contract exclusively with the state department of corrections.
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Requires private prisons to maintain $10 million in financial responsibility through deposits, insurance policies, surety bonds, or certified financial statements to cover potential state liability.
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Requires private prisons to maintain photographs and fingerprints of all incarcerated prisoners as public records and establish a private prison escapee fund with $10,000 per escapee penalties for law enforcement capture costs.
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Eliminates former notification requirements for private prisons transferring prisoners from other states into Arizona.
Legislative Description
Private prisons; prisoner transfer; prohibition
Last Action
Referred to House COM Committee
1/18/2012