This bill concerns standards and inspections for state correctional facilities and county jails.
This bill:
- requires a county sheriff to ensure that every county jail under the sheriff's jurisdiction operates in accordance with a system of independently administered standards and submits to a regular inspection schedule;
- requires the Department of Corrections (department) to ensure that every state correctional facility under the department's jurisdiction operates in accordance with a system of independently administered standards and submits to a regular inspection schedule; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 17-72-401, 64-13-6, 64-13-25