Virginia 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 2325 — Corrections Ombudsman, Office of the Department of; created, report.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Creation of Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman. Creates the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman (the Office). The bill enumerates the duties and powers of the Office, which include (i) providing information, as appropriate, to inmates, family members, representatives of inmates, Department of Corrections employees and contractors, and others regarding the rights of inmates; (ii) monitoring conditions of confinement and assessing compliance with applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, policies, and best practices as related to the health, safety, welfare, and rehabilitation of inmates; (iii) providing technical assistance to support inmate participation in self-advocacy; (iv) providing technical assistance to local governments in the creation of correctional facility oversight bodies, as requested; (v) establishing a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze data related to complaints received by the Department and data related to (a) deaths, suicides, and suicide attempts in custody; (b) physical and sexual assaults in custody; (c) the number of inmates placed in solitary confinement; (d) the number of facility lockdowns lasting longer than 24 hours; (e) the number of staff vacancies at each facility; (f) the inmate-to-staff ratios at each facility; (g) staff tenure and turnover; and (h) the number of in-person visits to inmates that were made and denied at each facility; (vi) establishing procedures to gather stakeholder input into the Office's activities and priorities, which must include, at a minimum, an annual 30-day period for receipt of and Office response to public comment; (vii) inspecting each state correctional facility at least once every three years and at least once every year for any maximum security facility and any facility where the Office has found cause for more frequent inspection or monitoring; and (viii) issuing publicly periodic facility inspection reports and an annual report with recommendations on the state correctional facilities and a summary of data and recommendations arising from any complaints investigated and resolved. The bill also establishes a Corrections Oversight Committee, which is responsible for selecting the Department of Corrections Ombudsman. The bill additionally outlines the Office's authority to conduct inspections of each Department or Board facility and requires the submission of an annual report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Director of the Department. The bill also provides for the authority of the Office to conduct investigations of complaints made by inmates, family members or friends, and advocates.

Bill Text

  • Presented and ordered printed 21103480D View text Current html January 22, 2021

Action History

  1. Left in Appropriations

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)

  3. Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety

  4. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (18-Y 2-N)

  6. House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  7. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  8. Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

  9. Assigned PS sub: Public Safety

  10. Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  11. Presented and ordered printed 21103480D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (127)

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Votes

Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (18-Y 2-N)

Passed 18 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18202
Total 18202
% of votes cast 82%9%0%9%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Nay
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Yea
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Not Voting
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Not Voting
Levine, Mark H. — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mundon King, Candi — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rush, Nick — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Nay
Tony O. Wilt — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2325 do?
Creation of Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman. Creates the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman (the Office). The bill enumerates the duties and powers of the Office, which include (i) providing information, as appropriate, to inmates, family members, representatives of inmates, Department of Corrections employees and contractors, and others regarding the rights of inmates; (ii) monitoring conditions of confinement and assessing compliance with applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, policies, and best practices as related to the health, safety, welfare, and rehabilitation of inmates; (iii) providing technical assistance to support inmate participation in self-advocacy; (iv) providing technical assistance to local governments in the creation of correctional facility oversight bodies, as requested; (v) establishing a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze data related to complaints received by the Department and data related to (a) deaths, suicides, and suicide attempts in custody; (b) physical and sexual assaults in custody; (c) the number of inmates placed in solitary confinement; (d) the number of facility lockdowns lasting longer than 24 hours; (e) the number of staff vacancies at each facility; (f) the inmate-to-staff ratios at each facility; (g) staff tenure and turnover; and (h) the number of in-person visits to inmates that were made and denied at each facility; (vi) establishing procedures to gather stakeholder input into the Office's activities and priorities, which must include, at a minimum, an annual 30-day period for receipt of and Office response to public comment; (vii) inspecting each state correctional facility at least once every three years and at least once every year for any maximum security facility and any facility where the Office has found cause for more frequent inspection or monitoring; and (viii) issuing publicly periodic facility inspection reports and an annual report with recommendations on the state correctional facilities and a summary of data and recommendations arising from any complaints investigated and resolved. The bill also establishes a Corrections Oversight Committee, which is responsible for selecting the Department of Corrections Ombudsman. The bill additionally outlines the Office's authority to conduct inspections of each Department or Board facility and requires the submission of an annual report to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee for Courts of Justice, and the Director of the Department. The bill also provides for the authority of the Office to conduct investigations of complaints made by inmates, family members or friends, and advocates.
Who sponsors HB 2325?
HB 2325 is sponsored by Patrick A. Hope, Lamont Bagby, Betsy B. Carr, Joshua G. Cole, Dan I. Helmer, Delores L. McQuinn, Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Sam Rasoul, Kimberly Pope Adams, David A. Reid, Marcus B. Simon, Shelly A. Simonds, Jennifer L. McClellan, Ebbin, Adam P., Tyler, Roslyn C., Michael J. Jones, Plum, Kenneth R., Keam, Mark L., Aird, Lashrecse D., Levine, Mark H., and Kory, Kaye.
What is the current status of HB 2325?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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