House Bill No. 1409 aims to impose limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill introduces a new section, 501.115, to the Government Code, which defines "serious bodily injury" in accordance with the Penal Code. It stipulates that, generally, an inmate cannot be confined in administrative segregation for more than three consecutive days due to misconduct. However, if the misconduct results in serious bodily injury to another person, the department may extend the confinement to a maximum of ten consecutive days.

The provisions of this bill apply to any inmate in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from the effective date of the Act, which is set for September 1, 2025. This means that the new limitations will be applicable regardless of when the offense leading to the inmate's confinement occurred.

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