SB0444: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections and to make an appropriation.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced Senate Bill (S)
- Current Chamber: senate
- Origin Chamber: senate
- Description: Incarcerated women's maternal health fund.
Legislators
Authors (1)
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 13, 2025, 7:04 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
- Jan 13, 2025, 7:04 AM: Authored by Senator Ford J.D.
Digest
Establishes the Officer Breann Leath Memorial Prison Nursery (nursery) within a correctional facility determined by the commissioner of the department of correction (DOC). Specifies the criteria for operation, design, and implementation of the nursery and minimum standards that govern the nursery. Requires the DOC to provide an annual report to the legislative council concerning the nursery. Amends the statute requiring the DOC to adopt rules governing minimum standards for county jails to include the provision of menstrual discharge collection devices to inmates. Establishes the incarcerated women's maternal health fund to provide funds to support the nursery. Makes a continuing appropriation.