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LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The basic jail guidelines, which are provided from the Department of Corrections to local jails, these
  • So 14 jails we found required women to purchase the underwear that would be necessary for 14 jails we
  • In some jails, one of the jails that did offer in-person visitation, they don't offer it.
  • I'm trying to get him money to build a new jail. Our jail cells in Washington Parish have no doors.
  • She said she does not know exactly what the local jails do, but the auditors review what the jail is
Summary: The committee held its inaugural meeting and heard opening remarks from the chair and vice chair about the committee’s purpose: studying issues affecting women and children in Louisiana, including health, education, economic opportunity, safety, and criminal justice. After roll call, the committee proceeded with informational presentations rather than taking any formal votes. Members emphasized the committee’s role in gathering testimony and identifying policy solutions. The first major presentation came from the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention. The director reviewed 2025 data showing 2,963 identified victims, 15,437 service instances, and trafficking reports in 62 of 64 parishes. She explained Louisiana’s coordinated response system, including screening tools, child advocacy center referrals, and the DCFS hotline option for trafficking reports. She also described familial trafficking, new victim outreach and identification tools, and two priority bills: HB 321, which would create immunity from prostitution offenses for child victims under Safe Harbor principles, and SB 83, which would require school board trafficking policies and expand victim advocacy services to labor trafficking victims and survivors up to age 21. Committee members asked about reporting procedures, school use of the tools, service gaps, and whether the data showed increases due to better identification. The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office on online child exploitation and child sexual abuse material. The presenter said the Louisiana ICAC Task Force received 31,203 tips in 2025, made 545 arrests, identified or rescued more than 80 child victims, and executed over 1,500 search warrants. He described rapid tip-to-arrest responses in recent cases, the expansion of partner agencies statewide, and the creation of an Orleans Metro ICAC task force. Members asked about community presentations, the role of social media in exploitation, the use of geolocation, the prosecution of out-of-state offenders, and the need for more analysts and outreach staff. The discussion also covered sadistic online enticement, sextortion, live-streamed abuse, and the need for parents and schools to monitor children’s online activity. At the end of the meeting, the committee began receiving a legislative auditor’s presentation on the treatment and care of incarcerated women, focusing on jail policies, health care, restraint use, and reentry, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation is completed. No committee votes or formal actions were recorded in the portion provided.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Feb 10th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because not everybody that is in jail is in jail for the same reason.
  • No, you have to have a jail.
  • jail-based for 40 people.
  • What is the cost for the in-jail service? The jail-based restoration service? Yeah.
  • It's not jail-based. And so it's not in the jail. And then that helps with an avoidance.
Summary: The Budget Committee heard the Department of Mental Health’s FY 2027 budget presentation, with Director Valerie Hoon outlining a $4.4 billion department budget, including $1.7 billion in general revenue, and describing the department’s roles in substance use, behavioral health, and developmental disabilities services. Early questioning focused on marijuana-related mental health impacts, but the main discussion centered on the department’s new decision items, funding sources, and expected wait lists. The director explained several increases tied to Medicaid growth, mental health youth services, outpatient competency restoration, crisis residential services, developmental disability waivers, and provider tax adjustments, along with offsets such as reduced wraparound funding at the Kansas City Assessment and Triage Center and cuts to some youth and self-directed DD services. A major portion of the hearing focused on competency restoration for people found unfit to stand trial and currently held in county jails. Members pressed the department on the cost, effectiveness, and legal implications of keeping people in jail while awaiting services, noting a reported wait list of roughly 524 to 538 individuals and average holds of about 14 months. The department said it currently has eight outpatient competency restoration beds in the community, is seeking funding for 50 additional outpatient slots, and also operates jail-based restoration for about 40 people at a time. Members repeatedly asked for breakdowns of violent versus nonviolent cases, success rates, cost per person, and the split between state and federal funding, while the department explained that Medicaid can cover only the treatment portion, not residential housing or other non-billable costs. The committee also discussed broader capacity constraints in state hospitals and developmental disability services. Hoon said Fulton, Center for Behavioral Medicine, and FTC North are full, with 183 vacancies across the department, and that the department is working on a new Kansas City hospital that would add 150 beds, though completion is now expected closer to 2029 or 2030. In the developmental disabilities section, the department warned that the governor’s recommendation would create wait lists for in-home waiver services and crisis residential services, and members questioned proposed reductions to self-directed services rates and other provider payments. No votes were taken, and the committee recessed before finishing the presentation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • County Jail.
  • I also just wanted to say that, you know, our jails, our county jails... ...and our municipal jails,
  • in our already overcrowded jails.
  • In that jail, and then as Ms.
  • We will be able to put criminals in jail and keep them in jail, offenders...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Mar 18th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • getting out of jail.
  • He's saying this is the guy needs to stay in jail and we, he would stay in jail. Right.
  • That's all we're asking you to do. instead of putting you in jail, instead of leaving you in jail.
  • Secure Communities Program, or also 287G, then they also at the jail, with the jails program, if they
  • People game out the system sitting two years in the jail, in the county jail.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, 67 county jails in the state of Florida: 57 of the jails are run by sheriffs.
  • Ten of the county jails are run by counties.
  • that are in the 67 county jails around Florida.
  • So when somebody comes into the county jail...
  • But in the jail, every county jail, you know, relative to size, has robust mental health services.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee held its first meeting of 2025, took roll, confirmed a quorum, and heard member introductions before turning to an informational panel on how a criminal case moves through Florida’s system. The chair emphasized respectful committee process and introduced staff, then invited the panel to explain the path from arrest through prosecution, first appearance, arraignment, discovery, trial, plea negotiations, and sentencing. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri described law enforcement discretion, probable cause, misdemeanor and felony arrest rules, pre-arrest diversion, jail operations, and the statewide uniform bond schedule. He also discussed jail overcrowding, supervised release, mental health and substance abuse issues in jails, and the need for better case management and diversion resources. Judge Frank Allman explained first appearance, bond setting, arraignment, trial procedures, plea colloquies, and sentencing under Florida’s punishment code, including downward departures and victim impact statements. State Attorney Jack Campbell outlined charging decisions, the higher proof burden prosecutors must meet, coordination with law enforcement, Baker Act proceedings, victim notification, informations versus grand jury indictments, and the role of diversion and treatment courts. Public Defender Matthew Mets described indigency screening, discovery, the growing volume and technical complexity of evidence, mitigation work, and the importance of treatment-based resolutions. Members asked about time-served credit for supervised release, mental health recidivism, homelessness enforcement, ICE holds, and sentencing discretion; no votes were taken and the meeting ended after the informational presentation and discussion.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (03/18/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's absolutely a concern for budgetary in the smaller jails.
  • in some small form this will put more mental health issues in the jail.
  • in some small form this will put more mental health issues in the jail.
  • in some small form this will put more mental health issues in the jail.
  • in some small form this will put more mental health issues in the jail.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

PBS Public Hearing - Wed Feb 5, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:44:28.079><c> setting</c> services they need in the jail setting services they need in the jail
  • </c><01:14:58.280><c> with</c> afford to build both a mega jail with afford to build both a mega jail
  • :30.239><c> and</c> re-entry housing we fund the jails and re-entry housing we fund the jails and what
  • There are two different things: jail deflection and jail diversion.
  • issues. jails are the worst place for these jails are the worst place for these folks<01:50:33.159><
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Public Safety Committee held a hearing on House Bill 433, which would appropriate $4 million for Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation re-entry services to connect offenders with community-based services. Director Tommy Johnson said the department supports the bill’s intent but noted the governor’s executive budget already includes $4 million for the same purpose and asked that the measure defer to that budget. Supporters, including the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the ACLU, backed the funding but urged that it be tied to a clear re-entry plan, performance measures, transparency, and regular reporting to the legislature. They emphasized that re-entry should begin at intake and involve community partnerships, housing, treatment, employment, and family reunification services. Committee members questioned the department about current re-entry services, pre-trial detainees, and how the new funds would be used. Johnson said the department’s current statewide re-entry budget is about $1.5 million to $1.7 million, separate from the larger Corrections Program Services Division budget for in-facility programs. He described the proposed $4 million as supporting a mix of services, including a pilot apprenticeship program, substance abuse treatment, navigator or warm-handoff services, and short-term transitional housing. He also said the department already tracks performance outcomes in its annual report and can provide a matrix showing the intake-to-discharge process, program contracts, and volunteer organizations. The discussion also covered pre-trial detainees, electronic monitoring, and mental health services. Johnson said the department has limited jurisdiction over pre-trial detainees but works with courts to seek supervised release when possible; he noted that many requests are denied, though electronic monitoring has improved release rates somewhat. On mental health, he said the jail is not an ideal therapeutic setting for people found unfit to proceed and suggested a secure community-based step-down facility run by the Department of Health for those needing care above what the jail can provide but below forensic-level treatment. No vote or final action on the bill was taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • improved jail accountability.
  • improved jail accountability.
  • , but an actual someone to run the jail who has the experience of jail administration.
  • The sheriff runs the jail. We have zero ability to have any role in jail operations.
  • I don't know whether he's sitting in jail or planning to be in jail.
Summary: The committee heard several housing, local government, coastal, and infrastructure bills. AB 306 would create a statewide appeal and code-interpretation process for building code issues at the California Building Standards Commission; supporters said it would reduce inconsistent local interpretations and speed housing delivery, while no opposition testified, and it was moved on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 956 would clarify ADU law to allow up to two detached ADUs on a property and address ADUs in HOAs/common interest developments; supporters framed it as a flexibility and housing-supply measure, while local government and county groups raised concerns about ministerial approval, parking, density, and impacts on neighborhood character. After committee questions, the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote, with the bill remaining on call. Members also considered AB 1751, which would create a ministerial approval path for qualifying townhome projects and allow local inclusionary ordinances for larger projects. Supporters said it would expand attainable homeownership and help produce missing-middle housing, while cities and counties objected to reduced density, by-right approval, and potential housing-element net-loss issues. The bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote and remained on call. AB 912, which would revise the governance structure of the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District board, drew unanimous support from the district, city, and county; it passed 3-0 to Appropriations and remained on call. AB 1710, aimed at preserving housing project entitlements from later regulatory changes, also advanced on a 4-0 do-pass-as-amended vote after opponents said they were awaiting the committee amendments. The committee also heard AB 2080, which would make county treasurer investment authority delegations ongoing until revoked rather than requiring annual renewal; supporters said it would reduce technical noncompliance and administrative burden without reducing oversight, and it was moved to the Senate Floor. AB 1740, a coastal bill for Santa Monica, would set timelines and reporting for a local coastal program and create an expedited Coastal Commission process for bike, transit, and pedestrian projects; supporters said it reflected a negotiated path forward with the city and commission, and it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. AB 2181, backed by Unite Here, would limit use of hypothetical density bonus value in hotel and motel appraisals; supporters said it would protect hospitality jobs from speculative lease-rent increases, and it was moved to the Senate Floor on a 4-0 vote. Finally, AB 2469 on data centers and water use drew the most extended debate. The bill would require water supply and water use assessments before approval, and shift infrastructure costs to project proponents; supporters said it would improve transparency, protect ratepayers, and ensure local governments have information before approving water-intensive facilities. Opponents, including business, city, county, and tech groups, argued existing law already covers water assessments and fees, warned the bill could create a separate permitting regime, and raised concerns about privacy, security, and investment impacts. The committee had not yet taken final action on AB 2469 when the transcript ended, and members were still asking technical questions about data center cooling and water reuse.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if a local Jail is holding somebody, and this is not a rolling number.
  • My belief is there's not going to be any cost to the county jail.
  • So these are people pretrial in the county jails. County jails don't currently do that.
  • Representative, so in rural areas in rural jails and Mr.
  • In a rural county, that's the way it worked in my jail.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We also reviewed the minimum jail standards.
  • The basic jail guidelines, which are provided from the Department of Corrections to local jails, these
  • In some jails, one of the jails that did offer in-person visitation, they don't offer it.
  • So 30 jails do not have in-person visitation.
  • I don't have oversight of the local jails.
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The committee held its inaugural meeting on March 5, 2026, with opening remarks from Chair Freiberg and Vice Chair Marcelle describing the panel’s purpose as studying issues affecting women and children, including health, education, economic opportunity, safety, and criminal justice. After roll call, the chair noted the meeting was informational only and not requiring a quorum. The committee then heard presentations and asked questions on human trafficking and child exploitation, followed by an audit report on the treatment and care of incarcerated women. Mary Kate Andrepont of the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention presented 2025 data showing 2,963 victims identified, 15,437 service instances, and 33% of victims remaining in services at least nine months. She said 93% of reported victims were sex trafficking victims, most were under 18, and 62 of 64 parishes had trafficking reports. She explained familial trafficking, described screening and coordinated response procedures, and highlighted new tools and outreach campaigns. She also discussed two priority bills: HB 321 by Rep. LaFleur, which would create immunity from prostitution offenses for child trafficking victims under Safe Harbor principles, and SB 83 by Sen. Edmonds, which would require school board trafficking policies and expand victim advocacy services to labor trafficking victims and survivors up to age 21. Committee members asked about reporting procedures, data trends, service gaps, and the reach of the screening tools. Chris Masters of the Attorney General’s office then presented on online child exploitation and child sexual abuse material through the Louisiana ICAC Task Force. He reported 31,203 tips in 2025, 545 arrests, more than 80 children identified or rescued, over 1,500 search warrants, and more than 100 community presentations. He said the task force is expanding statewide, including an Orleans Metro unit, and asked for more analysts and outreach personnel to handle a projected rise in cyber tips. Members asked about community presentations, the scope of the investigations, sex offender social media restrictions, interstate cases, sentencing, and how online enticement and live abuse are prosecuted. The discussion emphasized parental monitoring, school outreach, and coordination with federal partners. The final item introduced an audit report on the treatment and care of incarcerated females. Legislative Auditor staff said the review, requested by a 2023 resolution, found that Louisiana’s jails and guidance documents had not fully addressed the key laws and standards governing women’s incarceration, including restraint use during pregnancy and childbirth, health care, hygiene, dignity, and reentry. They noted that local jails still house a majority of incarcerated women despite the opening of a new state facility, and that several facilities had confirmed prohibited restraint use or failed to provide required written advisements. The staff said the report included legislative considerations for improving compliance and care.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • in jail.
  • that's in the jail.
  • In the entire state of Texas—a jail, a county jail—and it shouldn't be that way.
  • They go to jail, don't they? Yes.
  • It's the Texas Commission on Jail Standards number. ...jails. I checked that number.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 20, 2026

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> felony is sitting in the county jail felony is sitting in the county jail waiting<00:07:37.360><
  • We are and the your county jails.
  • </c> courts for the jails for the sheriffs. courts for the jails for the sheriffs.
  • </c> uh detention centers, sheriffs, jails uh detention centers, sheriffs, jails for<00:14:31.360><c>
  • </c> up the opportunities for those jails up the opportunities for those jails that<00:37:18.079><c>
Bills: SF0010, SF0005
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas saw a sharp uptick in jail populations, where the total jail population rose by almost 7%.
  • in county jails across the state.
  • Last year, as per the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, 135 people were jailed.
  • in our county jails.
  • They don't put them in jail.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it I think this is a jail, right?
  • Are we going to need to um uh jail?
  • I also think it's important to know this jail rule, the 2911 jail rule, hasn't been revised since 2013
  • ><c> rule,</c> know this jail rule, the 2911 jail rule, know this jail rule, the 2911 jail rule, hasn't
  • After the jail was built, staffing regulations changed, affecting how the jail would need to be staffed
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:07:27.160><c> in</c> Most people who are sitting in jail in Most people who are sitting in jail
  • ,</c> is poor and they're sitting in jail, is poor and they're sitting in jail, and<00:20:45.280><c>
  • </c> can't be in jail. can't be in jail.
  • . jail. jail.
  • Um, we know the current just jail.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/16/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> 1973 of this jail. 1973 of this jail.
  • </c> county jails. county jails.
  • <00:30:12.240><c> showed</c><00:30:12.440><c> a</c> jail or that jail has showed a jail or that jail
  • Louis County Jail. That was a St. Louis County Jail.
  • </c> function of the jail here. function of the jail here.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 24th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • affect every single jail that has a similar backlog.
  • The county jails are reimbursed the $32 per bed.
  • I think it's an experience of serving as a trustee on the county jail.
  • holding people in the county jail just because of a backlog.
  • For a $30 fee, you're suggesting jail time in presentment for up to 60 months.
Summary: The Public Safety Committee took up a series of bills dealing with cold cases, sexual assault investigations, parole, criminal code cleanup, jail backlog relief, private prison oversight, and human trafficking. SB 1636, by Sen. Hicks, would let an immediate family member or similar person request an OSBI investigation in a cold case; it passed 8-0. SB 1584, by Sen. Burns, shortened the deadline for submitting sexual assault evidence kits for forensic testing and required kits received after the effective date to be processed within 30 days; it passed 8-0. SB 1730, by Sen. Thompson, required law enforcement to forward sexual assault reports to OSBI to help identify repeat offenders, with testimony that the reports would remain confidential and could still be expunged where applicable; it passed 8-0. The committee also approved SB 1255, by Sen. Yack, which shifts the authority to request medical parole from the DOC director to the DOC medical director while leaving parole board and gubernatorial discretion intact; it passed 8-1. SB 1627, by Pro Tem Paxton, was a request bill to consolidate redundant and obsolete criminal statutes into a cleaner code, and it passed 9-0 after questions about underlined language in the committee substitute. SB 137, by Vice Chair Hamilton, would remove DUI causing great bodily injury from eligibility for DOC’s electronic monitoring program after a case highlighted what sponsors described as a loophole; it passed 9-0. SB 2062, by Sen. Pugh, sought to reduce county jail and LARC backlog by allowing certain low-level, nonviolent offenders to bypass county jail waiting periods and report directly to their assigned facility after screening; members raised concerns about flight risk, logistics, transportation, and county impacts. Pugh agreed to continue working on the measure and requested a struck title, and the bill passed 7-1. SB 1470, by Sen. Brooks, as amended, would allow elected officials and religious leaders to conduct informal inspections of private prisons operated for out-of-state interests, with a three-day notice requirement and definitions added to narrow the scope; it passed 8-0. Finally, SB 1284, by Vice Chair Hamilton, aimed at combating human trafficking in exotic entertainment venues by creating licensing and inspection requirements and penalties for unlicensed operation or knowingly hiring unlicensed performers. The bill drew extensive debate over whether it was too punitive or could sweep in lawful businesses, but supporters said it would help identify trafficking victims and improve oversight; it passed 7-1. The committee adjourned after the final vote.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Sixty-seven jails are participating.
  • 67</c><00:04:17.639><c> jails</c><00:04:18.120><c> are</c> million to date 67 jails are million to date
  • At this time, we don't anticipate that additional jails will participate.
  • How does the jail, I guess, opt into the program?
  • </c><00:05:04.919><c> of</c> the population the county jails of the population the county jails of course
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice, Public Safety, and Judiciary heard an update from the Department of Corrections on Kentucky Correctional Industries (KCI), sentence-credit payments for program completion, and the expansion of the Little Sandy Correctional Complex. Department officials said KCI, the department’s long-running re-entry program, operates 15 industries in 11 institutions, employs more than 400 inmates and 37 staff, and had $5.8 million in expenditures against $6.8 million in revenues through January 31. Members asked about inmate pay, the role of the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification (PIE) program, and whether KCI generates profit; the department said it aims to break even while supporting state government, with PIE participants earning prevailing wages and some programs offering certificates tied to post-release employment opportunities. The subcommittee also reviewed the budget-authorized sentence-credit program for county jails. Officials reported 37,300 program completions in fiscal year 2024 and, through January, $6.128 million paid for 90-day sentence credits and $1.6548 million for 60-day credits, with total county jail expenditures of $8.1 million and 67 jails participating. They said additional participation would require more funding and that they do not expect many more jails to join, though attendance and population levels can affect costs. Members asked how jails opt in, whether there are added costs, how inmate earnings are handled, and whether deductions are made for child support or victim compensation; the department said jails apply through an approved program matrix, inmate earnings are tracked in individual accounts, and required deductions are made when ordered. Questions from members focused on re-entry outcomes and program structure. Officials said evidence-based programming and employment opportunities are major contributors to lowering recidivism, and they cited a recent recidivism rate of 30.8 percent, down about 1 percentage point, while noting they would provide additional trend and savings data later. The department also clarified that adult education and GED programming are separate from KCI and are handled by a different education division. For the Little Sandy expansion, officials said the project remains on schedule for completion on June 25, 2025, with inmate transfers expected to begin at about 50 per week and roughly 200 additional staff eventually needed; they said hiring is being phased in as inmate population increases. The committee asked for the total construction cost of the expansion, which the witnesses said they did not have at the meeting and would report back. The meeting adjourned with the next meeting set for February 18.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • :15.080><c> envision</c><00:05:15.600><c> working</c> new jail project, we envision working new jail
  • </c> Um okay, so what percentage of jail Um okay, so what percentage of jail population<00:07:21.720>
  • So, they based it our prison and jails.
  • </c> building the super jail, no. building the super jail, no.
  • The jail and the prison population is different.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice (Part II) Feb 12th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jails are the engines of violence, disease, and death.
  • Last year, 135 people died in Texas county jails. 85.
  • It will further blow our already overloaded, overloaded jails.
  • I live in Harris County and I work for the Texas Jail Project on jail conditions.
  • In 2022, 162 people were reported to have died in county jails.