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Judiciary committee gives due-pass to bill clarifying use of local jails for state inmates
Summary
The Judiciary Committee recommended a "do pass" for House Bill 1344, which clarifies earlier language permitting the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to place inmates in local jails when state facilities are over capacity; sponsors said local sheriffs and the DOCR collaborated on the fix and no opposition was recorded.
The Judiciary Committee gave a due-pass recommendation on House Bill 1344, which clarifies the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s authority to use local jails for inmates sentenced to the department’s physical custody when state facilities are over capacity. The committee vote was moved by Senator Lewick and seconded by Senator Meredith; the motion carried on recorded aye votes.
Representative Pat Heiner, District 32, told the committee the bill corrects ambiguity in a law passed in a prior session that allowed the DOCR to place inmates in local…
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