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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of an inmate in administrative |
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segregation based on membership in a security threat group. |
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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 BASED ON MEMBERSHIP IN SECURITY THREAT GROUP. (a) The |
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department may not place an inmate in administrative segregation |
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based solely on membership in a security threat group unless the |
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director or director's designee determines that: |
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(1) the placement is necessary based on a reasonable |
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belief that the inmate constitutes an immediate threat to the |
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safety of the inmate or another person or to the security of the |
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facility in which the inmate is confined; and |
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(2) a less restrictive confinement alternative is |
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inadequate to address the threat described by Subdivision (1). |
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(b) The department shall review, on a weekly basis, the |
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placement of an inmate described by Subsection (a) in |
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administrative segregation and consider whether a less restrictive |
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confinement option is appropriate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |