SB 6500-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Limits the use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in certain correctional facilities.

Requires the secretary of the department of corrections, the secretary of the department of social and health services, the city or county responsible for a jail, and the director of a juvenile detention facility to: (1) Provide an informational packet about the requirements of the act to appropriate staff;

(2) Post a notice containing the requirements of the act in locations where medical care is provided within the facilities; and

(3) Provide the requirements of the act to certain women and/or youth in their custody.

Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the department of corrections, the department of social and health services, the juvenile rehabilitation administration, and the criminal justice training commission to jointly develop an informational packet on the requirements of the act.