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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.115. LIMITATION ON USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE |
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SEGREGATION. (a) In this section, "serious bodily injury" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may |
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not confine an inmate in administrative segregation for more than |
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three consecutive days based on misconduct by the inmate. |
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(c) The department may confine an inmate in administrative |
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segregation for not more than 10 consecutive days for engaging in |
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conduct that resulted in serious bodily injury to another person. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any |
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inmate who is confined in a facility operated by or under contract |
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with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the offense for |
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which the inmate is confined occurred before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |