This bill proposes the creation of a new subsection to section 54-23.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, which authorizes the establishment of policies and procedures for allowing children of female inmates to reside at the Heart River correctional center. Specifically, it permits children who are eighteen months of age or younger to live at the facility under the care and general control of their incarcerated mothers.

The new legal language mandates that the policies developed must take into account the residential safety of the child, the duration of the child's stay at the correctional center, and any relevant treatment or penological interests. This initiative aims to support the familial bond between incarcerated mothers and their young children while ensuring the child's welfare within the correctional environment.

Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 32-12.2-02