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Committee approves H 696 to clarify definition of sexual contact between guards and female prisoners
Summary
Representative Erickson presented and the committee voted to advance H 696, which clarifies the definition of sexual contact between prison guards and female prisoners; advocates and the Idaho AAUW testified in support.
Representative Erickson presented H 696, a bill intended to clarify the statutory definition of sexual contact between prison guards and female prisoners. Supporters who testified included Dr. Mary Mosley and the Idaho American Association of University Women, along with Audrey Numbers, Bonnie Pfaff, and Andrea Mae Weiskircher.
Committee members asked whether staff had interviewed women impacted by such contact and sought clarification on the statutory definition. Representative Ehardt moved to send H 696 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation; the motion carried by voice vote and Representative Erickson will sponsor the bill on the floor.
