DE HB258 | 2019-2020 | 150th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-5)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-29 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on June 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-29 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This bill allows the Department of Correction to implement prison nurseries, which would allow women inmates that give birth during their time incarcerated the option of raising their infant up to the age of 18 months. Studies have shown that prison nurseries allow a mother and child to bond during this critical time of infancy and in turn lowers recidivism rates of these women inmates. This bill would further take the burden off of the foster care system and reduce the damage done between the mother and child relationship as a result of imprisonment.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Prisons And Prisoners.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-29 | Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House | |
2019-06-30 | Reported Out of Committee (Corrections) in House with 5 On Its Merits | |
2019-06-30 | Introduced in House and Assigned to Corrections Committee |