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IN SB0557
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Greg Taylor
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 11-11-6-1 to require the Indiana Department of Correction to abide by United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners when placing and holding committed persons in solitary confinement or prolonged isolation.
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Requires the Department of Correction to comply with the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in solitary confinement practices.
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Maintains existing department policies and procedures for protecting committed persons, including monitoring dangerous inmates, conducting searches for weapons, providing staff supervision, and maintaining violence records.
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Clarifies that "policies" and "procedures" referenced in the statute relate solely to internal policies and procedures without the force of law under IC 4-22-2.
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Effective date: July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Solitary confinement standards. Requires the department of correction to abide by the provisions of the: (1) United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners; and (2) United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; when placing and holding committed persons in solitary confinement or other forms of prolonged isolation.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Corrections & Criminal Law
1/20/2015