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• It would actually have a higher penalty, though, for introducing beer or alcohol into a prison.
• or alcohol for introducing bringing beer or alcohol into<00:14:45.959> a<00:14:46.120> prison
• > now<00:14:46.839> that's<00:14:46.959> a<00:14:47.480> gross into a prison
• right now that's a gross into a prison right now that's a gross misdemeanor<00:14:48.519> this

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 327, which would increase penalties for introducing contraband into correctional facilities, especially drugs and other dangerous items sent through the mail or brought in by outside actors. Representative Ingan described the bill as a response to a sharp rise in violations and staff exposures in DOC facilities, arguing that stronger felony penalties are needed to deter people from sending in illicit substances. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in the committee omnibus because it has a fiscal note. The committee adopted the DE1 author’s amendment after Representative Ingan explained it was intended to clarify language that could otherwise create a catch-22 for people arrested or booked into jail who already have contraband on them. Members then raised concerns about the breadth of the bill, including overlap with an existing DOC statute and the possibility that the language could sweep in incarcerated people in situations involving prescription medication or minor exchanges. House nonpartisan staff and members suggested the DOC provisions should be reconciled with existing law before moving forward, and some suggested narrowing the bill to focus more specifically on jails. Sheriff Brad Wise of the Minnesota Sheriffs Association testified in support, saying contraband in jails threatens staff, inmates, visitors, and administrators and that current penalties are not enough to deter smuggling. Commissioner Paul Schell of Corrections also testified, noting that DOC already has a separate statute with a higher felony penalty for certain contraband, described the department’s mail-scanning contractor process, and said it has reduced suspected drug incidents by about two-thirds. An A2 amendment tied to medication intake practices was offered by Representative Curran but then withdrawn after discussion, with members agreeing the issue of medication access in facilities should be handled separately.

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• Um, the windfall of success in TDC's pushing back against crime in prison has now fallen on SPU's doorstep
• tools to help us in this aggressive, aggressive fight to maintain the security not only within our prisons
• Um, with the increasing role of technology in prison-based crime from contraband cell phones to cryptocurrency
• Um, but it's up to us to tell those stories and make sure that, that information doesn't die in a prison

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• for Minnesotans who served their time, and a more just place for people who were sent to jail or prison
• were sent to just place for people who were sent to jail<00:12:41.160> or<00:12:41.360> prison
• for<00:12:42.320> cannabis<00:12:43.320> we<00:12:43.480> improve jail or prison
• for cannabis we improve jail or prison for cannabis we improve Public<00:12:44.279> Safety<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• standpoint<01:49:43.719> what<01:49:43.800> it<01:49:43.920> would a prison
• bed standpoint what it would a prison bed standpoint what it would mean<01:49:44.440> if<01:49
• , wouldn't be going to prison.
• um that would be going to prison um that would be going to prison wouldn't<01:59:08.599> be
• c><01:59:08.760> going<01:59:08.960> to<01:59:09.159> prison<01:59:09.679> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• South American dictators emptied their prisons, cleared out their insane and... ...South American dictators
• emptied their prisons, cleared out their insane asylums, sent their gang members to increase our illegal

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• research or contemplation on what a minimum mandatory sentence would be the fiscal impact on the prison
• The staff analysis just says that it may have an indeterminate positive impact on the prison bed population

Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered two bills. First, the committee heard HB 813 by Rep. Tuck, the state courts’ legislative package, which would require each multi-judge circuit to designate a duty judge for weekends and holidays, repeal the cap on arbitrator compensation in court-ordered non-binding arbitration, and allow an alternative notarization option by a judge. Testimony was waived in support by court-related witnesses, there were no amendments or debate, and the bill passed 14-0. The committee then took up CS for HB 57 by Rep. Plakon, addressing xylazine. The bill adds xylazine to the same statute as fentanyl when packaged to resemble food or marked with cartoon characters, creates a new trafficking offense, and exempts veterinary use. Discussion focused on the bill’s mandatory minimum penalty and its potential fiscal impact on prison beds; Rep. Rainer raised concerns about minimum mandatories and deterrence, while Rep. Daniels said she would support the bill while continuing to work on amendments. Public testimony was waived in support by the Florida Sheriffs Association, the City of Coconut Creek, and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. The bill passed 13-1 without amendment. After completing the agenda, the chair noted the meeting had been unusually brief and adjourned the subcommittee.

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• age of correctional officers get younger and younger, which is dangerous because the inmates in our prisons
• They have to be put in segregation because they're harmful, not only to the staff that work at the prison
• They have to be put in segregation because they're harmful, not only the staff that work at the prison

Summary: The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met for an informational public hearing on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined negotiations for the FDLE special agents, security services/correctional officers, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service units. Across the units, the state said most contract articles had been resolved, with remaining disputes centered mainly on wages, hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, travel, and other housekeeping items. The state repeatedly emphasized proposed 2% competitive pay increases plus specialty or special pay increases in some units, insurance held harmless with no added employee cost, and its desire to keep current scheduling practices and remove outdated grievance language referencing the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. No votes were taken. Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that firefighters are being asked to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction, and said the state’s work-schedule and on-call practices unfairly avoid overtime and underpay firefighters. They also sought higher on-call compensation, a stronger wage plan with incentives and certification-based increases, restoration of a pay differential for firefighter-EMTs, and added PPE, decontamination, and cancer-prevention protections. The PBA’s Florida Highway Patrol unit said troopers need a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, updated grooming/tattoo rules, safer and newer vehicles, and better pay to address turnover. The PBA’s law enforcement unit focused on vehicle safety, performance evaluation language to prevent case-presentation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise, while disputing whether certain articles were timely opened. The security services unit said correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers need an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management assignments, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time and sometimes work beyond their limits. The committee heard the presentations, asked a brief question about correctional officers’ overtime, accepted written materials from the FOP special agent unit, and adjourned without action.

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• age of correctional officers get younger and younger, which is dangerous because the inmates in our prisons
• They have to be put in segregation because they're harmful, not only to the staff that work at the prison
• They have to be put in segregation because they're harmful, not only the staff that work at the prison

Summary: The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met to hear impasse presentations from the Department of Management Services and several bargaining units. The department reported that most articles had been resolved in each of the full-book contracts, with remaining disputes centered largely on wages and a handful of non-economic issues. For the FDLE special agents, security services, law enforcement, Florida Highway Patrol, and Florida State Fire Service units, the state described its wage offers as generally a 2% competitive increase plus a 3% special pay increase, along with various bonuses, retention funds, or career-development funding in some units. The department also said it wanted to keep existing language on work schedules, seniority, grooming, equipment, grievance procedures, and other items, often characterizing its changes as housekeeping or alignment with current practice. The department noted that insurance had been agreed to with no increased employee cost, and it confirmed that correctional officers do receive overtime pay. Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association strongly disputed the state’s position, arguing that firefighters should not be required to perform major construction work, that their work schedules and on-call/callback arrangements unfairly suppress overtime, and that wildfire and fire-rescue employees are underpaid and underprotected. They also pressed for better compensation for EMT/paramedic-certified firefighters, additional protective clothing, on-site decontamination and shower/laundry facilities, and stronger cancer-prevention language. The association said the state had not bargained in good faith and urged the committee to support the union’s proposals. The Police Benevolent Association’s Florida Highway Patrol unit focused on wages and a career development plan, saying troopers remain underpaid compared with other states and are leaving for better-paying agencies. It also sought a veteran stipend, broader grooming/tattoo language, safety improvements for high-mileage vehicles, and changes to seniority and inflation-related pay. The PBA law enforcement unit raised similar safety concerns about aging vehicles, sought limits on performance evaluations tied to case presentations, and requested a $7,000 across-the-board wage increase. The security services unit, representing correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers, said its main issue was wages and asked for an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management staff, added pay for SOTEC officers, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time instead. No votes were taken, no public testimony followed, and the committee adjourned after taking the presentations under advisement.

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• We shouldn't be fast-tracking young people into prison, but another part is practical.
• Windham School District is the school that serves the adult prison system.
• age-appropriate way than the adult system, so they'll miss out on that, um, and knowing that adult prison

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• People leaving prison, I don't know if they know to call that number or not, but they've got all kinds
• I mean, I personally took it on a few weeks ago to help somebody get a job that had been in prison.
• But these people that we're working with and a lot of these people coming out of prison, they just don't

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Her lobbying clients included an array of large corporations, Amazon, Uber, and a private prison company
• One already incarcerated for an armed standoff with police was pardoned while in prison.
• a number of bipartisan bills to address issues like supervised release and helping people leaving prison

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• Is this just for work release prisoners, or is it for, like, I know Smyrna does the furniture refinishing
• People leaving prison already face significant barriers to rebuilding their lives.

Bills: SB309, SB309

Summary: The House Corrections Committee met and considered Senate Bill 309 with Senate Amendment 1, which would end the Department of Corrections’ practice of deducting room-and-board charges from wages earned by incarcerated people. Supporters said the bill would help people in work release and other correctional programs keep more of their earnings for reentry needs, while still allowing deductions for child support, restitution, court costs, fines, and other court-ordered obligations. The sponsor also argued the current collection process costs the state more to administer than it brings in, citing roughly $40,000 in annual revenue versus about $137,000 in administrative costs. A Department of Correction witness clarified that the bill applies to level four work release only, affecting about 300 people, and would not change level five populations or Delaware Correctional Industries programming. He also said the funds are held in a non-interest-bearing account and then sent to the general fund. Public commenters, including a private citizen, the ACLU of Delaware, and the Tide Shift Justice Project, strongly supported the bill and argued that incarceration costs should be borne by the state rather than deducted from already low wages. After discussion, a motion was made to release the bill from committee and a roll-call vote was taken. The vote appeared to have enough support among members present, but because fewer than five members were present, the committee could not fully release the bill and instead would circulate it for additional signatures. The committee then adjourned.

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• are always drawing out of our ETF saying we don't have enough to do what we have to do but build prisons
• more. there, like almost 400 million more dollars this year in Medicaid alone, not to mention the prison

Bills: HB297, HB587

Keywords: cash transactions, money transmission, regulatory compliance, criminal penalties, Alabama Securities Commission, information technology, auditors, financial institutions, cybersecurity, certifications, state regulations, 1136, house, all

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• Corrections home confinement program for certain inmates who are nearing release, allowing eligible prisoners
• to serve part of the end of their sentence in monitored home confinement rather than in prison.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Legislation of California, South Bay People Power, Buen Vecino, and California Coalition for Women Prisoners
• Legislation of California, South Bay People Power, Buen Vecino, and California Coalition for Women Prisoners

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 15, 2026, for a regular order hearing on 38 bills. The chair announced that AB 2457 was pulled to a later hearing, reviewed public testimony rules, established a quorum, and approved the consent calendar in two motions. Bills on the consent calendar were moved either to the Assembly floor consent calendar or to the floor non-consent calendar, and the suspense calendar was deemed approved as read. The committee then heard AB 1917 by Assemblymember Schultz, which would require prosecutors to file an 871.5 motion to reinstate felony charges dismissed at a preliminary hearing for lack of probable cause, rather than simply adding the charges back. The author and supporters, including the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Californians for Safety and Justice, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and several advocacy groups, argued the bill would improve due process, transparency, and court efficiency by reducing unnecessary litigation and costs. No opposition testimony was presented. After questions and a motion, the committee took a roll call vote on AB 1917. Members voting were recorded as aye, and the bill passed out of committee. The hearing then concluded and the committee adjourned.

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• response to the fires in L.A., as well as joining with the Women's Caucus to address issues in women's prisons
• members of the Women's Caucus in one of our hearings where we heard about sexual abuse in women's prisons
• Increases in our two women's prisons, ensuring that we had an Office of Inspector General receive additional
• People are being disappeared into other countries' prisons, never to be heard of again.
• We also have concerns about the prison closure. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Wallace guilty of a lesser charge of manslaughter with a firearm, and he was sentenced to 30 years in prison
• proportionally to that invasion and that surprise would land me with a minimum mandatory of life in prison
• because you're taking out the fact that... ...of life in prison because you're taking out the fact that
• Just recently, Travis Garrett was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a Hillsborough deputy's death.
• The jury in this case found his killer guilty of manslaughter and sentenced him to 30 years in prison

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to special order bills. Senate Bill 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5 after debate over allowing local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under safety restrictions; Senator Smith opposed it over safety concerns. Senate Bill 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0, creating a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; supporters emphasized employment opportunities and safety training, while Senator Davis raised concerns about added costs to school districts. Senate Bill 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0, allowing alternative service on scammers through the same apps used to contact victims. Senate Bill 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration passed 38-0, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive barriers; supporters called it a long-overdue justice fix. Senate Bill 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0, eliminating cost sharing for follow-up breast tests in the state employee health plan to encourage early detection. The most contentious measure was Senate Bill 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers. The bill sought to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified by claims about the legality of the detention and to add manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses carrying life imprisonment without release. An amendment by Senator Jones to restore “in good faith” language failed, after debate centered on due process, racial profiling, and the role of juries and suppression motions. Several senators spoke in support of law enforcement but objected to the bill’s breadth and mandatory life penalty; Senator Leek ultimately postponed the bill temporarily rather than taking a final vote. Senate Bill 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. Senate Bill 274 designating roads for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson passed 38-0, followed by a successful co-sponsorship motion and remarks honoring Thompson’s legacy. Senate Bill 280 on candidate qualification passed 38-0, creating an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation filing requirements. Senate Bill 296 on middle and high school start times passed 38-0, repealing the statewide start-time mandate and shifting implementation decisions to local districts while requiring public reporting and discussion. Senate Bill 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day also passed unanimously, with senators emphasizing remembrance, anti-Semitism, and the educational value of the memorial and observance.

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• Jerome Horton went to prison.
• The people who shot at the Truck Park restaurant are doing life in prison.
• <01:49:21.119> The<01:49:21.360> people Jerome Horton went to prison.
• The people Jerome Horton went to prison.
• Uh but if this are doing life in prison.

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• prison in El Salvador<02:30:12.960> and<02:30:13.200> producing<02:30:13.520> a
• But what it will do is siphon even more taxpayer dollars into the hands of for-profit prison companies
• GEO and other private prison that?
• GEO and other private prison companies<02:37:07.680> that<02:37:07.920> have<02:37:08.080
• sentences and to mandatory prison sentences and to mandatory removal.<02:37:34.960> However,<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• budget, the courts will stay open, the roads will stay safe, and our hospitals, nursing homes, and prisons
• budget, the courts will stay open, the roads will stay safe, and our hospitals, nursing homes, and prisons
• 00:25:00.240> nursing<00:25:00.559> homes,<00:25:00.880> and<00:25:01.120> prisons
• hospitals, nursing homes, and prisons hospitals, nursing homes, and prisons will<00:25:02.000>
• beaches closing down on July 1st, the liquor stores closing down, the veterans home closing down, the prisons

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