Corrections: treatment of prisoners.
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Fiscal committee
No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to protect incarcerated individuals' access to necessary healthcare by prohibiting supervisors, administrators, and employees of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from interfering with or refusing to implement medically prescribed treatment. Specifically, it focuses on preventing situations that could cause substantial emotional distress or serious bodily injury. The bill adds a new section to the Penal Code to clarify these protections.
Key provisions
- Prohibits supervisors, administrators, and employees from interfering with medically prescribed healthcare.
- Addresses situations where healthcare denial results in substantial emotional distress.
- Defines ‘serious bodily injury’ to include specific medical conditions.
- Defines ‘substantial emotional distress’ as medically diagnosed mental or emotional suffering.
- Adds Section 2654 to the Penal Code to formalize these protections.
Who is affected
- Incarcerated individuals
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation staff
- Supervisors of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Administrators of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Notable changes
- Expands existing protections regarding healthcare denial for incarcerated individuals.
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