Prohibits the use of juvenile solitary confinement in juvenile detention and juvenile rehabilitation institutions.
Limits the use of juvenile room confinement or isolation to no more than four hours in any 24-hour period except in limited circumstances.
Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to adopt a model policy regarding the use of juvenile room confinement and isolation by July 1, 2021, and detention facilities or institutions to either adopt or indicate why they are not adopting this policy by December 1, 2021.
Requires the DCYF to compile, on a monthly basis until November 1, 2022, certain information regarding juveniles confined in all juvenile rehabilitation institutions and facilities and county detention facilities who are receiving isolation or room confinement.
Prohibits a juvenile who is subject to adult court jurisdiction from being held in an adult jail or holding facility for a period exceeding 24 hours excluding weekends and holidays, unless a court finds that it is in the interest of justice.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6112), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
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