This bill addresses statutes regarding pregnant and postpartum inmates.
This bill:
- requires the Department of Corrections (the department) and the county jails to ensure that each female individual admitted to a correctional facility is tested for pregnancy;
- requires the department and each county jail to collect certain parental information on inmates;
- requires the department and each county jail to report to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice:
the number of known pregnant inmates in custody; andthe number of inmates in custody who are parents to a minor child;
- amends the membership of the Correctional Postnatal and Early Childhood Advisory Board (the board);
- extends the repeal date of the board; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-22-5, 17-22-8, 17-22-32, 63I-1-264, 64-13-1, 64-13-7, 64-13-10.4, 64-13-45, 64-13-46, 64-13-46.1, 77-18-103
Substitute #1: 17-22-5, 17-22-8, 17-22-32, 63I-1-264, 64-13-1, 64-13-7, 64-13-10.4, 64-13-45, 64-13-46, 64-13-46.1, 77-18-103
Amended 2/6/2025 11:02:547: 17-22-5, 17-22-8, 17-22-32, 63I-1-264, 64-13-1, 64-13-7, 64-13-10.4, 64-13-45, 64-13-46, 64-13-46.1
Substitute #2: 17-22-5, 17-22-8, 17-22-32, 63I-1-264, 64-13-1, 64-13-7, 64-13-10.4, 64-13-45, 64-13-46, 64-13-46.1