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« on: July 22, 2021, 12:03:58 AM »

Obviously we are waiting for advocacy here but if the sponsor could clarify exactly what §4.4 and §4.5 mean and what their motivations are, that would be great.
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2021, 12:22:29 AM »

(P.S., can someone amend this bill to rename the second Section 4 to Section 5, 5 to 6, 6 to 7, and 7 to 8 in the next amendment? I don't know if it's worth giving it its own amendment lmao)

No problem.

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A BILL FOR AN ACT
improving on the inhumane conditions of Atlasian prisons,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE RESOLVED.

Quote
Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The official title of this Act shall be, the “Treating Incarcerated Persons Humanely Act.”
2. This Act may also be officially referred to by its acronym, “TIPHA.”
3. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the acronym mentioned in §1.2 of this Act shall be pronounced as /’taɪ fʌ/ (TYE-fuh).
4. The laws and terms enacted by this Act shall apply to all prisons under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, regardless of whether or not it operates on a local, state, regional, federal, or miscellaneous level.

Section 2, AIR CONDITIONING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
1. All prisons are mandated to install air conditioning systems within their prisons that shall adequately reach all rooms and cells within the housing and dining areas of a prison.
2. It is the responsibility of the prison in question to ensure that no cell or room rises above eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
3. No prison in Atlasia shall operate a fan within the vicinity of an incarcerated individual’s cell should the heat index of the prison exceed ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
4. If an inmate experiences any symptoms of heatstroke mentioned in §2.4a-h of this Act, they shall be entitled to a temperature check via rectal thermometer, should they request it.
    a. High body temperature.
    b. Altered mental state or behavior (including confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and/or coma).
    c. Alteration in sweating.
    d. Nausea and/or vomiting.
    e. Flushed skin.
    f. Rapid breathing.
    g. Racing heart rate.
    h. Headache.
5. Should an inmate receive a temperature rating exceeding one-hundred-and-four degrees Fahrenheit via a rectal thermometer reading requested via the means of §2.4 of this Act, prison officials or staff must immediately contact local emergency medical services to treat a potential heatstroke.
6. All medication prescribed to inmates shall be kept in a location between the temperatures of fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit and seventy-seven degrees Fahrenheit.
    a. Should a specific medication be prescribed and/or instructed by a medical official to be stored in a location outside of this temperature range, it is exempt from this Act and advised to be stored in a manner as prescribed.

Section 3, TIPHA AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION FUND.
1. This act shall establish the TIPHA Air Conditioning Maintenance and Installation Fund, or TACMIF.
    a. TACMIF shall allocate the money given to it every fiscal year to prisons in order to cover the installation of air conditioning units in Atlasian prisons to ensure they satisfy §2.1 and §2.2 of this Act.
    b. Any prison in Atlasia shall apply on or before September 5 before the start of a new fiscal year to receive TACMIF funding.
    c. TACMIF shall allocate its funds proportionally to each Atlasian prison based on their prison populations on the date of application.
    d. $X shall be allocated from Atlasia’s Budget for FY2022 in order to accommodate for TACMIF during that fiscal year.
    e. $Y shall be allocated from Atlasia’s Budget for FY2023 and beyond in order to cover all expenses after September 30, 2022.
    f. Anyone who is better at writing fiscal policy than I am is invited to elaborate on and fix this messy, incomplete section. Tongue

Section 4, WAGES AND GOODS.
1. No prison inmate shall be required to perform manual labor without being paid a wage higher than or equal to 75% (seventy-five per cent) of the federal minimum wage.
2. No prison shall charge inmates for the usage of toiletries or personal hygiene products.

Section 4 5, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION(S BETWEEN INMATES AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD).
1. No entity that facilitates financial transactions shall charge transaction fees any higher than 6% (six per cent) for transactions between inmates and non-incarcerated friends, loved ones, or relatives.
2. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates to communicate with a friend, loved one, or relative for up to one hour per day.
3. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates any more than ten cents per minute to communicate with a friend, loved one, or relative for any visit extending over one hour.
4. No telecommunications service shall mandate the removal of in-person visitation at a prison within a contract with the prison in question.
5. No telecommunication service or prison shall insert any sound effect into the middle of a phone call that does not voluntarily come from the inmate or their guest.

Section 5 6, MISCELLANEOUS REGULATION.
1. No prison or government entity shall spend any more than 5% (five per cent) of a given inmate welfare fund on anything that does not directly benefit the wellbeing of prison inmates.
2. Except as provided in §56.3 of this Act, beginning on the date on which pregnancy is confirmed by a healthcare professional, and ending at the conclusion of postpartum recovery, a prisoner in the custody of a prison under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, shall not be placed in restraints.
3. The prohibition under §56.2 of this Act shall not apply if—
    a. an appropriate corrections official, or a United States marshal, as applicable, makes a determination that the prisoner—
        i. is an immediate and credible flight risk that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
        ii. poses an immediate and serious threat of harm to herself or others that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
    b. a healthcare professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner determines that the use of restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the prisoner.

Section 6 7, FINES.
1. Any responsible party caught disobeying the terms of this Act shall be fined $10,000 per discovered violation.
2. If a given violation is repeated at the same facility either (a) 365 calendar days after the initial fine, or (b) by a party or parties different from the initial offence, the Justice Department of the Republic of Atlasia shall conduct a formal investigation on the behalf of the Attorney-General of Atlasia into the facility’s compliance with federal law.

Section 7 8, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. With the exceptions of Section 2 and Section 3, all of the Sections in this Act shall take effect immediately after its passage.
2. Section 2 and Section 3 of this Act shall take effect starting on October 1, 2021.
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2021, 12:01:01 AM »

Also, uh, I presume the amendment is friendly but action probably needs to be taken on this. Either a public declaration by the sponsor, if that's needed, or PPT action. Or both, as the case may be.
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« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2021, 11:53:05 AM »

I actually think "visitor" works fine for both sections. It's not clear to me in these ubiquitously virtual times that someone calling in to check on you doesn't count as a visitor of some sort, even if they don't come to check on you in person.
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2021, 12:27:32 AM »

I actually think "visitor" works fine for both sections. It's not clear to me in these ubiquitously virtual times that someone calling in to check on you doesn't count as a visitor of some sort, even if they don't come to check on you in person.

Sponsor's thoughts on this? I agree with Yankee about the fan wording and if everyone's fine with the "visitor" language I might write up an amendment to resolve both problems.
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« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2021, 01:00:18 AM »

Ah well. I'll just introduce this for whenever the sponsor stops by to give feedback on it. Trying to think of an enforceable way to rectify the fan situation that doesn't just roll back Koopa's work so that may be the subject of a later amendment.

Quote from: Amendment Offered
A BILL FOR AN ACT
improving on the inhumane conditions of Atlasian prisons,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE RESOLVED.

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Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The official title of this Act shall be, the “Treating Incarcerated Persons Humanely Act.”
2. This Act may also be officially referred to by its acronym, “TIPHA.”
3. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the acronym mentioned in §1.2 of this Act shall be pronounced as /’taɪ fʌ/ (TYE-fuh).
4. The laws and terms enacted by this Act shall apply to all prisons under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, regardless of whether or not it operates on a local, state, regional, federal, or miscellaneous level.

Section 2, AIR CONDITIONING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
1. All prisons are mandated to install air conditioning systems within their prisons that shall adequately reach all rooms and cells within the housing and dining areas of a prison.
2. It is the responsibility of the prison in question to ensure that no cell or room rises above eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
3. No prison in Atlasia shall operate a fan within the vicinity of an incarcerated individual’s cell should the heat index of the prison exceed ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
4. If an inmate experiences any symptoms of heatstroke mentioned in §2.4a-h of this Act, they shall be entitled to a temperature check via rectal thermometer, should they request it.
    a. High body temperature.
    b. Altered mental state or behavior (including confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and/or coma).
    c. Alteration in sweating.
    d. Nausea and/or vomiting.
    e. Flushed skin.
    f. Rapid breathing.
    g. Racing heart rate.
    h. Headache.
5. Should an inmate receive a temperature rating exceeding one-hundred-and-four degrees Fahrenheit via a rectal thermometer reading requested via the means of §2.4 of this Act, prison officials or staff must immediately contact local emergency medical services to treat a potential heatstroke.
6. All medication prescribed to inmates shall be kept in a location between the temperatures of fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit and seventy-seven degrees Fahrenheit.
    a. Should a specific medication be prescribed and/or instructed by a medical official to be stored in a location outside of this temperature range, it is exempt from this Act and advised to be stored in a manner as prescribed.

Section 3, TIPHA AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION FUND.
1. This act shall establish the TIPHA Air Conditioning Maintenance and Installation Fund, or TACMIF.
    a. TACMIF shall allocate the money given to it every fiscal year to prisons in order to cover the installation of air conditioning units in Atlasian prisons to ensure they satisfy §2.1 and §2.2 of this Act.
    b. Any prison in Atlasia shall apply on or before September 5 before the start of a new fiscal year to receive TACMIF funding.
    c. TACMIF shall allocate its funds proportionally to each Atlasian prison based on their prison populations on the date of application.
    d. $X shall be allocated from Atlasia’s Budget for FY2022 in order to accommodate for TACMIF during that fiscal year.
    e. $Y shall be allocated from Atlasia’s Budget for FY2023 and beyond in order to cover all expenses after September 30, 2022.
    f. Anyone who is better at writing fiscal policy than I am is invited to elaborate on and fix this messy, incomplete section. Tongue

Section 4, WAGES AND GOODS.
1. No prison inmate shall be required to perform manual labor without being paid a wage higher than or equal to 75% (seventy-five per cent) of the federal minimum wage.
2. No prison shall charge inmates for the usage of toiletries or personal hygiene products.

Section 5, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION(S BETWEEN INMATES AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD).
1. No entity that facilitates financial transactions shall charge transaction fees any higher than 6% (six per cent) for transactions between inmates and non-incarcerated friends, loved ones, or relativesvisitors.
2. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates to communicate with a friend, loved one, or relativevisitor for up to one hour per day.
3. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates any more than ten cents per minute to communicate with a friend, loved one, or relativevisitor for any visit extending over one hour.
4. No telecommunications service shall mandate the removal of in-person visitation at a prison within a contract with the prison in question.
5. No telecommunication service or prison shall insert any sound effect into the middle of a phone call that does not voluntarily come from the inmate or their guestvisitor.

Section 6, MISCELLANEOUS REGULATION.
1. No prison or government entity shall spend any more than 5% (five per cent) of a given inmate welfare fund on anything that does not directly benefit the wellbeing of prison inmates.
2. Except as provided in §6.3 of this Act, beginning on the date on which pregnancy is confirmed by a healthcare professional, and ending at the conclusion of postpartum recovery, a prisoner in the custody of a prison under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, shall not be placed in restraints.
3. The prohibition under §6.2 of this Act shall not apply if—
    a. an appropriate corrections official, or a United States marshal, as applicable, makes a determination that the prisoner—
        i. is an immediate and credible flight risk that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
        ii. poses an immediate and serious threat of harm to herself or others that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
    b. a healthcare professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner determines that the use of restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the prisoner.

Section 7, FINES.
1. Any responsible party caught disobeying the terms of this Act shall be fined $10,000 per discovered violation.
2. If a given violation is repeated at the same facility either (a) 365 calendar days after the initial fine, or (b) by a party or parties different from the initial offence, the Justice Department of the Republic of Atlasia shall conduct a formal investigation on the behalf of the Attorney-General of Atlasia into the facility’s compliance with federal law.

Section 8, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. With the exceptions of Section 2 and Section 3, all of the Sections in this Act shall take effect immediately after its passage.
2. Section 2 and Section 3 of this Act shall take effect starting on October 1, 2021.
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« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2021, 01:08:25 AM »

I actually think "visitor" works fine for both sections. It's not clear to me in these ubiquitously virtual times that someone calling in to check on you doesn't count as a visitor of some sort, even if they don't come to check on you in person.

this is fine

Certainly you want to make sure no one is dragging their feat on getting repair people out there to fix a down AC system, but there are shortages in this area and long delays in terms of getting people onsite for a number of repair jobs, and even absent the covid induced situation, these things weren't same day most of the time. This is especially so with a prison complex, which can be at some distance away.

For such a temporary situation, you would want to be able to use any means available to mitigate the heat, especially down South.

Is this regarding the part about fans? I didn't include the fan bit for any AC-related reason, I did it because using a fan in a room above the average human body temperature only blows air hotter than the human body towards you, thus heating the inmate quicker and not cooling them down. Unless I'm misinterpreting your comments.

I more or less understand that reasoning, yeah, and I don't think Yankee is being misinterpreted here. But speaking from my admittedly very atypical experience it still helps to have some form of circulation and air flow in a hot environment even if there isn't any cooler air being pumped in.
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« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2021, 01:21:10 AM »

I actually think "visitor" works fine for both sections. It's not clear to me in these ubiquitously virtual times that someone calling in to check on you doesn't count as a visitor of some sort, even if they don't come to check on you in person.

this is fine

Certainly you want to make sure no one is dragging their feat on getting repair people out there to fix a down AC system, but there are shortages in this area and long delays in terms of getting people onsite for a number of repair jobs, and even absent the covid induced situation, these things weren't same day most of the time. This is especially so with a prison complex, which can be at some distance away.

For such a temporary situation, you would want to be able to use any means available to mitigate the heat, especially down South.

Is this regarding the part about fans? I didn't include the fan bit for any AC-related reason, I did it because using a fan in a room above the average human body temperature only blows air hotter than the human body towards you, thus heating the inmate quicker and not cooling them down. Unless I'm misinterpreting your comments.

I more or less understand that reasoning, yeah, and I don't think Yankee is being misinterpreted here. But speaking from my admittedly very atypical experience it still helps to have some form of circulation and air flow in a hot environment even if there isn't any cooler air being pumped in.

That is reasonable. I'm just unsure as to whether or not I should prioritize air circulation in a scenario where one of the inmates might suffer from heatstroke or some other heat-related illness. Perhaps an exception can be made if an inmate explicitly requests a fan for this reason?

Provided the inmate is in a condition to do so, I think that works. Personally I'd say fans can be provided to inmates unless they explicitly refuse them, and ought to be provided if the ACs break down for whatever reason for as long as required to fix the air-conditioning.
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2021, 01:45:23 AM »

Not an objection per se, but does the 50% figure come from anywhere specific? At first blush it seems like prison upkeep is a rather small portion, relatively speaking, of an issue as broad as "administration of justice."
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« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2021, 10:39:52 PM »

This is an admittedly soft commitment, but if the only number crunching involved is about the cost of installing air-conditioning units in prisons and nothing more then I can try and work on that.
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2021, 10:52:43 PM »

This is an admittedly soft commitment, but if the only number crunching involved is about the cost of installing air-conditioning units in prisons and nothing more then I can try and work on that.

Do you have any update on this?

Will be up probably within the week, but don't quote me on that.
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« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2021, 12:58:19 AM »

A few napkin calculations* suggest that all things considered, it costs $2100 to install an AC unit in a prison and extrapolating from the number of federal prison facilities still active under Atlasian law puts us at roughly $380 million for initial installation costs and $50 million per year to maintain the AC units.

This does not account for the fact that not every federal prison needs air-conditioning to the same extent, and because it was calculated based on numbers available for state prisons in the South (specifically Pack, Hodge, and Louisiana State Penitentiary) that estimate might be overinflated as a result. If a suggestion might be made, too, there's hardly any time following the inevitable contracting and bidding process for AC installation for our prisons to get much done during the 2022 fiscal year†, so I might simply begin the appropriations from FY2023 onward.

*Pack, $4M for 1,157+321=1,478 units; Hodge, $2M for 989 units; LAPen, $225,000 for 116 units; HB1971, $300M for 99 TX facilities (TDCJ estimate: $1B installation and $140M maintenance p/a). 2100*1500*121=380M

†Even HB 1971 in Texas allows for about three years before the conclusion of the first installation phase.
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« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2021, 12:32:38 AM »

Amendment:

Quote from: Amendment Offered
A BILL FOR AN ACT
improving on the inhumane conditions of Atlasian prisons,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE RESOLVED.

Quote
Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The official title of this Act shall be, the “Treating Incarcerated Persons Humanely Act.”
2. This Act may also be officially referred to by its acronym, “TIPHA.”
3. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the acronym mentioned in §1.2 of this Act shall be pronounced as /’taɪ fʌ/ (TYE-fuh).
4. The laws and terms enacted by this Act shall apply to all prisons under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, regardless of whether or not it operates on a local, state, regional, federal, or miscellaneous level.

Section 2, AIR CONDITIONING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
1. All prisons are mandated to install air conditioning systems within their prisons that shall adequately reach all rooms and cells within the housing and dining areas of a prison.
2. It is the responsibility of the prison in question to ensure that no cell or room rises above eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
3. No prison in Atlasia shall operate a fan within the vicinity of an incarcerated individual’s cell should the heat index of the prison exceed ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
4. If an inmate experiences any symptoms of heatstroke mentioned in §2.4a-h of this Act, they shall be entitled to a temperature check via rectal thermometer, should they request it.
    a. High body temperature.
    b. Altered mental state or behavior (including confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and/or coma).
    c. Alteration in sweating.
    d. Nausea and/or vomiting.
    e. Flushed skin.
    f. Rapid breathing.
    g. Racing heart rate.
    h. Headache.
5. Should an inmate receive a temperature rating exceeding one-hundred-and-four degrees Fahrenheit via a rectal thermometer reading requested via the means of §2.4 of this Act, prison officials or staff must immediately contact local emergency medical services to treat a potential heatstroke.
6. All medication prescribed to inmates shall be kept in a location between the temperatures of fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit and seventy-seven degrees Fahrenheit.
    a. Should a specific medication be prescribed and/or instructed by a medical official to be stored in a location outside of this temperature range, it is exempt from this Act and advised to be stored in a manner as prescribed.
7. Should a prison's air conditioning system not work or be under maintenance, an electric fan must be present in every inmate's cell, unless its presence violates §2.3 of this Act.

Section 3, TIPHA AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION FUND.
1. This act shall establish the TIPHA Air Conditioning Maintenance and Installation Fund, or TACMIF.
    a. TACMIF shall allocate the money given to it every fiscal year to prisons in order to cover the installation of air conditioning units in Atlasian prisons to ensure they satisfy §2.1 and §2.2 of this Act.
    b. Any prison in Atlasia shall apply on or before September 5 before the start of a new fiscal year to receive TACMIF funding.
    c. TACMIF shall allocate its funds proportionally to each Atlasian prison based on their prison populations on the date of application.
    d. $X shall be allocated from Atlasia’s Budget for FY2022 in order to accommodate for TACMIF during that fiscal year. A one-time value of $380 million shall be allocated from Atlasia's Budget for FY2022 in order to accommodate for TACMIF. This sum shall be used for the cost of initial installation to be completed no later than October 1, 2028.
        i. Any unused funds in this allocation after the conclusion of FY2028 shall be reallocated to overall prison funding.
    e. $Y shall be allocated from Atlasia’s Budget for FY2023 and beyond in order to cover all expenses after September 30, 2022. $50 million shall be allocated annually from Atlasia's Budget for FY2023 and beyond to TACMIF in order to cover air conditioning maintenance costs following those of initial installation.
        i. Any unused funds in each annual allocation after the conclusion of each fiscal year shall be reallocated to overall prison funding.

Section 4, REGIONAL AND STATE APPROPRIATIONS

1. At least 50% of all Regional and State grants for administration of justice must be allocated for the installment and structural reform of prisons to accommodate for enhancements to privacy and individual autonomy of inmates.
2. The Department of Justice shall be tasked with coordinating with Regional and State governments on health, environmental, and rehabilitative strategies for the purpose of lowering recidivism incidents.

Section 5, WAGES AND GOODS.
1. No prison inmate shall be required to perform manual labor without being paid a wage higher than or equal to 75% (seventy-five per cent) of the federal minimum wage.
2. No prison shall charge inmates for the usage of toiletries or personal hygiene products.

Section 6, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION(S BETWEEN INMATES AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD).
1. No entity that facilitates financial transactions shall charge transaction fees any higher than 6% (six per cent) for transactions between inmates and non-incarcerated visitors.
2. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates to communicate with a visitor for up to one hour per day.
3. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates any more than ten cents per minute to communicate with a visitor for any visit extending over one hour.
4. No telecommunications service shall mandate the removal of in-person visitation at a prison within a contract with the prison in question.
5. No telecommunication service or prison shall insert any sound effect into the middle of a phone call that does not voluntarily come from the inmate or their visitor.

Section 7, MISCELLANEOUS REGULATION.
1. No prison or government entity shall spend any more than 5% (five per cent) of a given inmate welfare fund on anything that does not directly benefit the wellbeing of prison inmates.
2. Except as provided in §6.3 of this Act, beginning on the date on which pregnancy is confirmed by a healthcare professional, and ending at the conclusion of postpartum recovery, a prisoner in the custody of a prison under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, shall not be placed in restraints.
3. The prohibition under §6.2 of this Act shall not apply if—
    a. an appropriate corrections official, or a United States marshal, as applicable, makes a determination that the prisoner—
        i. is an immediate and credible flight risk that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
        ii. poses an immediate and serious threat of harm to herself or others that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
    b. a healthcare professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner determines that the use of restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the prisoner.

Section 8, FINES.
1. Any responsible party caught disobeying the terms of this Act shall be fined $10,000 per discovered violation.
2. If a given violation is repeated at the same facility either (a) 365 calendar days after the initial fine, or (b) by a party or parties different from the initial offence, the Justice Department of the Republic of Atlasia shall conduct a formal investigation on the behalf of the Attorney-General of Atlasia into the facility’s compliance with federal law.

Section 9, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. With the exceptions of Section 2 and Section 3, all of the Sections in this Act shall take effect immediately after its passage.
2. Section 2 and Section 3 of this Act shall take effect starting on October 1, 2021.

Haven't thought of a good way to enforce subclause (e) taking effect after initial installation is completed, which no doubt will be after FY2023 for some or most prisons. Also not entirely sure if we can just shuffle money around within the budget that way but it should at the very least prevent unused TACMIF funds from going to waste.
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« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2021, 11:23:55 PM »

On a side note, I'm fairly sure this can move to a final vote after the amendment is adopted, unless anyone else spots something out of place.
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« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2021, 10:16:06 PM »

Quote from: Current Text
A BILL FOR AN ACT
improving on the inhumane conditions of Atlasian prisons,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE RESOLVED.

Quote
Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The official title of this Act shall be, the “Treating Incarcerated Persons Humanely Act.”
2. This Act may also be officially referred to by its acronym, “TIPHA.”
3. Using the International Phonetic Alphabet, the acronym mentioned in §1.2 of this Act shall be pronounced as /’taɪ fʌ/ (TYE-fuh).
4. The laws and terms enacted by this Act shall apply to all prisons under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, regardless of whether or not it operates on a local, state, regional, federal, or miscellaneous level.

Section 2, AIR CONDITIONING AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
1. All prisons are mandated to install air conditioning systems within their prisons that shall adequately reach all rooms and cells within the housing and dining areas of a prison.
2. It is the responsibility of the prison in question to ensure that no cell or room rises above eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit.
3. No prison in Atlasia shall operate a fan within the vicinity of an incarcerated individual’s cell should the heat index of the prison exceed ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
4. If an inmate experiences any symptoms of heatstroke mentioned in §2.4a-h of this Act, they shall be entitled to a temperature check via rectal thermometer, should they request it.
    a. High body temperature.
    b. Altered mental state or behavior (including confusion, agitation, slurred speech, irritability, delirium, seizures and/or coma).
    c. Alteration in sweating.
    d. Nausea and/or vomiting.
    e. Flushed skin.
    f. Rapid breathing.
    g. Racing heart rate.
    h. Headache.
5. Should an inmate receive a temperature rating exceeding one-hundred-and-four degrees Fahrenheit via a rectal thermometer reading requested via the means of §2.4 of this Act, prison officials or staff must immediately contact local emergency medical services to treat a potential heatstroke.
6. All medication prescribed to inmates shall be kept in a location between the temperatures of fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit and seventy-seven degrees Fahrenheit.
    a. Should a specific medication be prescribed and/or instructed by a medical official to be stored in a location outside of this temperature range, it is exempt from this Act and advised to be stored in a manner as prescribed.
7. Should a prison's air conditioning system not work or be under maintenance, an electric fan must be present in every inmate's cell, unless its presence violates §2.3 of this Act.

Section 3, TIPHA AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION FUND.
1. This act shall establish the TIPHA Air Conditioning Maintenance and Installation Fund, or TACMIF.
    a. TACMIF shall allocate the money given to it every fiscal year to prisons in order to cover the installation of air conditioning units in Atlasian prisons to ensure they satisfy §2.1 and §2.2 of this Act.
    b. Any prison in Atlasia shall apply on or before September 5 before the start of a new fiscal year to receive TACMIF funding.
    c. TACMIF shall allocate its funds proportionally to each Atlasian prison based on their prison populations on the date of application.
    d. A one-time value of $380 million shall be allocated from Atlasia's Budget for FY2022 in order to accommodate for TACMIF. This sum shall be used for the cost of initial installation to be completed no later than October 1, 2028.
        i. Any unused funds in this allocation after the conclusion of FY2028 shall be reallocated to overall prison funding.
    e. $50 million shall be allocated annually from Atlasia's Budget for FY2023 and beyond to TACMIF in order to cover air conditioning maintenance costs following those of initial installation.
        i. Any unused funds in each annual allocation after the conclusion of each fiscal year shall be reallocated to overall prison funding.

Section 4, REGIONAL AND STATE APPROPRIATIONS

1. At least 50% of all Regional and State grants for administration of justice must be allocated for the installment and structural reform of prisons to accommodate for enhancements to privacy and individual autonomy of inmates.
2. The Department of Justice shall be tasked with coordinating with Regional and State governments on health, environmental, and rehabilitative strategies for the purpose of lowering recidivism incidents.

Section 5, WAGES AND GOODS.
1. No prison inmate shall be required to perform manual labor without being paid a wage higher than or equal to 75% (seventy-five per cent) of the federal minimum wage.
2. No prison shall charge inmates for the usage of toiletries or personal hygiene products.

Section 6, THE RAINBOW CONNECTION(S BETWEEN INMATES AND THE OUTSIDE WORLD).
1. No entity that facilitates financial transactions shall charge transaction fees any higher than 6% (six per cent) for transactions between inmates and non-incarcerated visitors.
2. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates to communicate with a visitor for up to one hour per day.
3. No telecommunications service or prison, whether in-person or virtual, shall charge inmates any more than ten cents per minute to communicate with a visitor for any visit extending over one hour.
4. No telecommunications service shall mandate the removal of in-person visitation at a prison within a contract with the prison in question.
5. No telecommunication service or prison shall insert any sound effect into the middle of a phone call that does not voluntarily come from the inmate or their visitor.

Section 7, MISCELLANEOUS REGULATION.
1. No prison or government entity shall spend any more than 5% (five per cent) of a given inmate welfare fund on anything that does not directly benefit the wellbeing of prison inmates.
2. Except as provided in §6.3 of this Act, beginning on the date on which pregnancy is confirmed by a healthcare professional, and ending at the conclusion of postpartum recovery, a prisoner in the custody of a prison under the authority of the Republic of Atlasia, shall not be placed in restraints.
3. The prohibition under §6.2 of this Act shall not apply if—
    a. an appropriate corrections official, or a United States marshal, as applicable, makes a determination that the prisoner—
        i. is an immediate and credible flight risk that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
        ii. poses an immediate and serious threat of harm to herself or others that cannot reasonably be prevented by other means; or
    b. a healthcare professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner determines that the use of restraints is appropriate for the medical safety of the prisoner.

Section 8, FINES.
1. Any responsible party caught disobeying the terms of this Act shall be fined $10,000 per discovered violation.
2. If a given violation is repeated at the same facility either (a) 365 calendar days after the initial fine, or (b) by a party or parties different from the initial offence, the Justice Department of the Republic of Atlasia shall conduct a formal investigation on the behalf of the Attorney-General of Atlasia into the facility’s compliance with federal law.

Section 9, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. With the exceptions of Section 2 and Section 3, all of the Sections in this Act shall take effect immediately after its passage.
2. Section 2 and Section 3 of this Act shall take effect starting on October 1, 2021.
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« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2021, 11:18:30 PM »

Aye!
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« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2021, 01:57:18 AM »

This is getting out of hand. Now there are two of us me!
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