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Committee backs study of gender disparities in correctional programming

Senate Standing Committee on Crime Victims of Crime and Corruption ยท March 24, 2026

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Summary

S6389 would direct the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to study disparities in programming and resources between men's and women's facilities. Senator Markham described differences she hears from women in her district; the committee moved and reported the bill.

The committee advanced S6389, which directs the Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to study gender disparity and the resources provided to incarcerated individuals.

Senator Markham, speaking from her district experience, said she represents two women's facilities and that women there report the programming available is not equal to that in men's facilities. She told the committee: "the common theme is their feeling that compared to their colleagues in men's facilities, the level of programming and the types of programming is not equal." Chair Alazar thanked Senator Markham for her leadership in bringing the item forward.

A committee member moved the bill, it was seconded, and the committee recorded the bill as reported. The transcript does not include a fiscal analysis or timetable for the study.

Why it matters: The study would aim to document differences in program availability and resources between men's and women's facilities and could inform future legislative or administrative changes. The committee recorded unanimous or near-unanimous support by voice vote; no dissenting roll-call was recorded in the transcript.

The transcript contains no implementation schedule for the study or related funding information.