Juvenile facilities: visitation.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
Assembly Bill 1646, the ‘Hugs Hug Act,’ aims to expand the rights of youth in juvenile facilities by allowing them to engage in certain types of consensual physical contact with visitors during in-person visits. The bill requires facilities to establish regulations for this contact, limiting it only when a significant safety and security concern is present and documenting all restrictions. It also clarifies that such limitations aren't disciplinary measures and ensures documentation of these restrictions.
Key provisions
- Allows youth in juvenile facilities to engage in nonsexual, consensual physical contact (e.g., hugging, holding hands) with visitors during visits.
- Limits physical contact restrictions to situations involving significant safety and security concerns.
- Requires detailed documentation of all safety and security concerns and contact limitations.
- States that contact limitations are not disciplinary measures.
- Requires juvenile facilities to establish regulations and procedures for visitation consistent with the bill’s provisions.
- Addresses state reimbursement for local agencies if the bill creates mandated costs.
Who is affected
- Youth in juvenile facilities
- Families and guardians of youth in juvenile facilities
- Juvenile justice system administrators
- State government
- Local juvenile facilities
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