2005 House Bill 5093

Limit double bunking in prisons

Introduced in the House

Aug. 17, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Dudley Spade (D-57)

To prohibit high-security and segregation prison cells from being used to house multiple inmates. Current statute prohibits the “construction” of such cells for use by multiple inmates, but not the use of ones that already exist.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary