Bill Title: Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-05-12 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [S2977 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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