AN ACT relating to jails and correctional facilities.

Summary

The bill lets a circuit judge – or a district judge if the circuit judge is unavailable – order that a person in custody be transferred to the nearest state penitentiary when there is threatened violence or intense public anger toward them. The move requires the governor’s consent, and the officers who carry it out receive daily fees plus reimbursement for actual expenses. It is intended to protect both detainees and jail staff in volatile situations.

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