SB 1061 Summary

• Prohibits confinement of vulnerable population prisoners (age 21 or younger, 65 or older, mentally ill, pregnant, LGBTQ+, with serious medical conditions, developmental disabilities, or significant sensory impairments) in segregation except for health reasons or temporary placement in safe space cells with prisoner consent.

• Requires qualified mental health professionals to evaluate all prisoners in segregation within 24 hours if confinement exceeds 12 hours and recommend removal if prisoner meets vulnerable population criteria or shows signs of traumatic brain injury, suicide risk, or mental deterioration.

• Mandates medical providers conduct physical health examinations within 24 hours of segregation exceeding 12 hours and reassessments every 3 days thereafter, with results documented in prisoner health records.

• Establishes that prisoners in segregation must not be housed in-cell more than 20 hours daily (4+ hours out-of-cell minimum, 2+ hours if assaultive), and cannot remain in segregation more than 20 days per 60-day period.

• Requires the department to develop written plans for safe space cells, therapeutic mental health services using evidence-based models, and elimination of hog-tying restraint techniques from correctional facilities.