Existing law: (1) authorizes the use of corrective room restriction on a child who is detained in a state, local or regional facility for the detention of children; and (2) specifies certain actions that must be taken with respect to a child who is subjected to corrective room restriction. Under existing law, a child who is subjected to corrective room restriction for more than 24 hours must be provided: (1) certain out-of-room exercise each day; (2) access to the same meals, medical and mental health treatment, legal assistance, educational services and contact with parents and legal guardians as is provided to children in the general population of the facility; and (3) a review of the corrective room restriction status at least once every 24 hours. (NRS 62B.215, 63.505) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill reduce, from 24 hours to 15 hours, the number of hours after which these requirements apply. Sections 1 and 2 also: (1) reduce, from 72 hours to 24 hours, the number of consecutive hours a child may be subjected to corrective room restriction; and (2) make conforming changes relating to this reduction. Finally, sections 1 and 2: (1) authorize a child who is subjected to corrective room restriction more than seven times during any month to petition the administrator or superintendent of the facility, as applicable, for a review of the reason or reasons the child was subjected to corrective room restriction during that month for the purpose of ensuring that any such restriction was fair and appropriate; and (2) prohibit a facility from retaliating against a child for filing such a petition.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 62B.215, 63.505
BDR: 62B.215, 63.505