SB 694 Summary

• Prohibits minors from being held in adult jails, lockups, or prisons, except temporarily for processing or transit to court in counties without juvenile detention facilities.

• Requires minors held in adult facilities to be separated by sight and sound from adult inmates and held only as long as necessary for transport or court appearance.

• Eliminates provisions allowing minors transferred for criminal prosecution to be held in adult facilities after court hearings, removing the 180-day detention limit and "interest of justice" exceptions.

• Establishes strict conditions for room confinement in juvenile facilities, including a three-hour limit (extendable to six hours by judge), mandatory mental health involvement for mental health emergencies, and quarterly compliance reporting to the judiciary website.

• Requires the Office of Youth Services to certify police station cellblocks and community correctional centers that provide sight and sound separation for temporary juvenile custody.