84R2566 MEW-D
	By: Márquez, Guillen, White of Tyler	H.B. No. 1084

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the reporting of certain information regarding inmates
	and the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department
	of Criminal Justice.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Sections 493.032 and 493.033 to read as follows:
	Sec. 493.032.  ANNUAL REPORT. (a) Not later than January 1
	of each year, the department shall submit a written report
	containing the information described by Subsection (b) to:
	(1)  the governor;
	(2)  the lieutenant governor;
	(3)  the speaker of the house of representatives; and
	(4)  each standing committee of the senate and house of
	representatives having primary jurisdiction over the department.
	(b)  The report must include the following information for
	the preceding fiscal year:
	(1)  the number of inmates in the general prison
	population who were referred to mental health professionals and the
	reasons for the referrals;
	(2)  the number of inmates confined in administrative
	segregation who were referred to mental health professionals and
	the reasons for the referrals;
	(3)  a summary of the types of offenses for which each
	inmate was imprisoned;
	(4)  the number of documented suicide attempts by
	inmates in the general prison population;
	(5)  the number of documented suicide attempts by
	inmates confined in administrative segregation;
	(6)  the number of inmates who were confined in
	administrative segregation immediately before the inmates'
	discharge from the department;
	(7)  the number of inmates who were confined in
	administrative segregation immediately before the inmates' release
	on parole or to mandatory supervision;
	(8)  the rate of recidivism among:
	(A)  inmates who were never confined in
	administrative segregation before the inmates' release or
	discharge from the department;
	(B)  inmates who were confined in administrative
	segregation immediately before the inmates' release or discharge
	from the department; and
	(C)  inmates who were confined in administrative
	segregation at any time prior to the inmates' release or discharge
	from the department and who are not described by Paragraph (B);
	(9)  for inmates confined in administrative
	segregation at any time during the fiscal year:
	(A)  the average length of time an inmate was
	continuously confined in administrative segregation;
	(B)  the longest and shortest length of time an
	inmate was continuously confined in administrative segregation;
	(C)  a summary of the offenses for which inmates
	confined in administrative segregation were imprisoned; and
	(D)  a summary of the reasons for which inmates
	were placed in administrative segregation;
	(10)  the number of inmates discharged or released
	directly from the general prison population who have obtained
	regular employment on or before the 180th day after the inmates'
	release or discharge, to the extent that information is available;
	(11)  the number of inmates discharged or released
	directly from confinement in administrative segregation who have
	obtained regular employment on or before the 180th day after the
	inmates' release or discharge, to the extent that information is
	available;
	(12)  the number of reviews conducted by the department
	concerning an inmate's placement in administrative segregation and
	the number of those reviews that resulted in the inmate's transfer
	to the general prison population;
	(13)  the number of inmates who were transferred from
	administrative segregation to the general prison population as a
	result of successfully completing a program designed to facilitate
	the return of an inmate to the general prison population; and
	(14)  information regarding the operations and
	activity of gangs, identified security threat groups, or other
	disruptive groups within each facility operated by or under
	contract with the department.
	Sec. 493.033.  INFORMATION CONCERNING COST OF CONFINEMENT IN
	ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION. The Legislative Budget Board shall
	include in its Criminal Justice Uniform Cost Report the cost per day
	calculation of confining an inmate in administrative segregation.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 501.025 to read as follows:
	Sec. 501.025.  USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION. (a) The
	department shall conduct a review of the department's policies
	regarding the use of administrative segregation. The review must
	examine methods to reduce the number of inmates housed in
	administrative segregation, including alternatives to
	administrative segregation.  Based on the review, the department
	shall develop a plan to reduce the department's use of
	administrative segregation.
	(b)  The plan must provide an inmate confined in
	administrative segregation with the following, based on the
	inmate's assessed risks and needs and the personal safety of the
	inmate or another person:
	(1)  the opportunity to participate in programs and
	services in the inmate's cell that are similar to the educational
	courses, work-related training, or other technical or vocational
	programs that are available to the general inmate population;
	(2)  increases in the amount of time the inmate is
	allowed out of the inmate's cell based on the length of the inmate's
	period of confinement in administrative segregation;
	(3)  the opportunity to exercise with inmates in the
	general prison population;
	(4)  daily contact with prison staff; and
	(5)  access to audio and visual media that provide the
	inmate with appropriate mental stimulation.
	(c)  In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), for
	an inmate confined in administrative segregation for reasons other
	than the inmate's misconduct or disciplinary record or membership
	in a gang or identified security threat group, the plan must allow
	the inmate:
	(1)  adequate and regular access to mental health
	services; and
	(2)  if the inmate will be confined in administrative
	segregation immediately before the inmate's release or discharge
	from the department, access to services and programs that assist
	inmates in developing:
	(A)  the ability to obtain and maintain long-term
	employment and stable housing; and
	(B)  social skills and life skills, including
	building and maintaining parenting skills, anger management
	techniques, positive family interactions, and law-abiding
	behavior.
	(d)  The department shall develop and include in the plan a
	program that provides an opportunity for an inmate who is confined
	in administrative segregation based on the inmate's membership in a
	gang or identified security threat group to return to the general
	prison population. The program may not exceed eight months in
	length and must be available to an inmate who:
	(1)  has renounced the inmate's membership in the gang
	or identified security threat group; and
	(2)  during the one-year period preceding the inmate's
	application to the program has not:
	(A)  committed assault against another inmate or a
	member of the prison staff;
	(B)  been the subject of major disciplinary
	action; or
	(C)  participated in any gang-related or
	identified security threat group-related activity.
	(e)  The plan may not result in increased danger to inmates
	imprisoned in, or employees employed at, any facility operated by
	or under contract with the department.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
	shall submit the first report required under Section 493.032,
	Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1,
	2016.
	(b)  Not later than June 1, 2016, the Texas Department of
	Criminal Justice shall submit for review and comment the plan
	developed under Section 501.025, Government Code, as added by this
	Act, to:
	(1)  the governor;
	(2)  the lieutenant governor;
	(3)  the speaker of the house of representatives;
	(4)  each standing committee of the senate and house of
	representatives having primary jurisdiction over the department;
	and
	(5)  the Legislative Budget Board.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2015.