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Committee advances bill to reduce private‑prison population if inmate death rate doubles state average; family testimony urges action
Summary
House Bill 11 44 was advanced March 19 after testimony from a family member and committee discussion; the bill would require a 10% population reduction at a private prison whose death rate is more than double that of an equivalent state facility, using a rolling 12‑month measure.
The State and Local Government Committee on March 19 advanced House Bill 11 44 after amending it and hearing testimony from family members who say private prison conditions contributed to inmate deaths.
Chairman Boyd, sponsor of the measure, told the committee the bill is intended to provide accountability for private prisons by comparing the death rate at private facilities to equivalent state‑operated prisons. Under the bill as described for the committee, if a private prison's death rate over a rolling 12‑month period is…
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