AN ACT CONCERNING THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

Summary

The bill obligates state and local correctional facilities to adopt the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission’s standards for preventing and responding to sexual abuse. It also mandates that the Commissioner of Correction investigate any reported abuse within 30 days and report delays to legislative oversight committees. Additionally, the law expands the definition of second‑degree sexual assault to cover certain abuses of inmates and detainees.

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