Bill Summary for H 608 (2021-2022)
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May 6 2021
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View NCGA Bill Details | 2021 |
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN WHO ARE INCARCERATED.Intro. by K. Baker, Clemmons, White, K. Hall.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends GS 15A-1360.5 to require the Department of Public Safety to authorize visitation of incarcerated mothers held in State prisons with low- or minimum-security classifications, who are mothersĀ of a minor child under the age of 1, by the incarcerated mother's minor child under the age of 1 (previously this applied to parents, not just mothers).