Bill Title: Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-05-12 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [S2984 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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