S.B. 387 Summary

• Establishes conditions for room confinement of children in juvenile detention and adult jail facilities, permitting it only as a temporary response to behavior posing immediate danger to self, others, or facility safety, or when child is an imminent escape risk.

• Requires less restrictive options including de-escalation and behavioral management techniques be attempted and exhausted before room confinement is used, with involvement of qualified mental health professionals.

• Limits room confinement to a maximum of three hours, with possible extension of three additional hours by on-call judge; confinement beyond three hours requires a family court hearing the next business day with legal representation provided to the child.

• Mandates notification to senior family court judge, presiding judge, deputy chief court administrator, and social services manager on the next business day when room confinement is used, including reasons and duration.

• Requires confined children have access to drinking water, toilet facilities, hygiene supplies, meals, parental contact, legal assistance, and medical/mental health services equivalent to general population; prohibits room confinement for punishment, discipline, coercion, retaliation, or staffing convenience.