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Senate advances bill to require annual reports on in-custody deaths
Summary
Senators advanced First Substitute SB205, requiring county jails and state prisons to file annual reports to CCJJ on in-custody deaths, causes, notification practices and refused prescription lists; sponsors cited a rise in jail deaths and opioid-related detox issues.
The Senate advanced First Substitute Senate Bill 205, a measure that would require county jails and state prisons to file annual reports to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) detailing in-custody deaths.
Sponsor Senator Weier framed the bill as a response to a sharp increase in deaths in custody over recent years. On the floor he said, "In the year 2012, we had 11 prisoners die in custody. In the first 7 months of 2017, we had 26…
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