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General Government committee backs ordinance to limit solitary confinement; director outlines tiered, therapeutic approach
Summary
Shelby County committee recommended an ordinance to codify limits on restrictive housing (solitary confinement), adopt minimum out-of-cell time, and formalize a behavioral compliance review board and rehabilitative programming, following national best-practice guidance.
Shelby County’s General Government committee on Oct. 22 recommended an ordinance to restrict the use of solitary confinement and to create standards for humane treatment and reentry-focused programming.
Sponsor and presenters told commissioners the proposal codifies practices the county already implemented administratively and aims to make those protections permanent beyond the current administration. In committee, Ms. Green (presenting) cited the United Nations’ Mandela Rules — guidance that recommends limiting continuous solitary confinement to 15 days and providing at least two hours out-of-cell…
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