,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #haee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1 #bjbj   
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to impose conditions on ! use ( solit>y
 conf9em5t 9 ,f$]al prisons1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,re/rict+ ! ,use ( ,solit>y
 ,conf9em5t ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,solit>y 
conf9em5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #cja (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #djae4     
,solit>y conf9em5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any   
placem5t ( an inmate 9 solit>y conf9em5t
 %all comply ) ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an inmate
 %all n be plac$ 9 solit>y conf9em5t    
unless !re is reasonable cause to       
believe t--  7,a7 ! inmate w\ld create a
 sub/antial risk ( imm$iate s]i\s h>m to
 ano!r1 z evid5c$ by rec5t ?reats or    
conduct2 &  7,b7 a less re/rictive      
int]v5tion w\ld be insuffici5t to r$uce 

?is risk4  ,! correctional facility %all
 be> ! burd5 ( e/abli%+ ?is /&>d by cle>
 & conv9c+ evid5ce be=e any ag5cy       
review4 ,an inmate :o w\ld create a     
sub/antial risk ( imm$iate s]i\s h>m to 
self1 or :o create a sub/antial risk (  
imm$iate s]i\s h>m to ano!r because ( a 
m$ical reason %all be plac$ 9 an        
appropriate m$ical facility4  7#b7 ,an  
inmate %all n be plac$ 9 solit>y        
conf9em5t = non-discipl9>y reasons4     
7#c7 ,an inmate %all n be plac$ 9       
solit>y conf9em5t be=e receiv+ a p]sonal
 & compreh5sive m$ical & m5tal heal?    
exam9ation conduct$ by a cl9ician4 ,a   
prelim9>y exam9ation %all be conduct$ by
 a memb] ( ! m$ical /aff )9 #ab h\rs    
be=e conf9em5t & ! cl9ical exam9ation   
%all be conduct$ )9 #dh h\rs (          
conf9em5t4  7#d7 ,an inmate %all only be
 held 9 solit>y conf9em5t pursuant to   
initial proc$ures & reviews :i* provide 
timely1 fair & mean+ful opportunities = 
! inmate to conte/ ! conf9em5t 9 su* an 
adm9i/rative proce$+ z ! ,director %all 

e/abli%4 ,^! proc$ures %all include--   
7,a7 ! "r to an initial he>+ )9 #gb h\rs
 ( placem5t & a review e #ae days       
!reaft]1 9 ! abs5ce ( exceptional       
circum/ances1 unavoidable delays1 or    
reasonable po/ponem5ts2  7,b7 ! "r to   
appe> at ! he>+2  7,c7 ! "r to be       
repres5t$ at ! he>+ pursuant to !       
,def5d] ,s]vices ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,ju/ice2  7,d7 an indep5d5t he>+      
(fic]2 &  7,e7 a writt5 /atem5t (       
reasons = ! decision made at ! he>+4    
7#e7 ,! f9al decision to place an inmate
 9 solit>y conf9em5t %all be made by !  
adm9i/rator ( ! correctional facility   
:]e t inmate is held4  7#f7 ,an inmate  
%all n be plac$ or reta9$ 9 solit>y     
conf9em5t if ! adm9i/rator det]m9es t ! 
inmate no long] meets ! /&>d = !        
conf9em5t4  7#g7 ,a cl9ician %all       
evaluate ea* inmate plac$ 9 solit>y     
conf9em5t on a daily basis1 9 a         
confid5tial sett+ outside ( ! cell :5ev]
 possible1 to det]m9e :e!r ! inmate is a
 vuln]able p]son4  7#h7 ,an inmate %all 

n be plac$ 9 solit>y conf9em5t = m ?an  
#ae consecutive days1 or = m ?an #bj    
days dur+ any #fj-;day p]iod4  7#i7 ,an 
inmate held 9 solit>y conf9em5t %all n  
be d5i$ access to food1 wat]1 m$ical c>e
 includ+ em]g5cy m$ical c>e1 or any o!r 
basic necessity4  7#aj7 ,an inmate %all 
n be directly releas$ f solit>y         
conf9em5t to ! community dur+ ! f9al    
#ahj days ( ! inmate's t]m (            
inc>c]ation1 unless x is necess>y = !   
safety ( ! inmate1 /aff1 o!r inmates1 or
 ! public4  7#aa7 ,an inmate :o is a    
vuln]able p]son describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,b71 7,e71 or 7,f7 ( subsection        
7b77#c71 :o w\ld o!rwise be plac$ 9     
solit>y conf9em5t1 %all alt]nately be   
plac$ 9 an appropriate m$ical or o!r    
unit z det]m9$ by ! adm9i/rator4  7b7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,cl9ician ,! t]m cl9ician means a ,f$]al
 or ,/ate lic5s$ physician1 except t =  
purposes ( m5tal heal? evaluations1 !   
t]m %all include a ,f$]al or ,/ate      
lic5s$ psy*iatri/ or psy*ologi/1 or an  

advanc$ practice nurse or cl9ical nurse 
speciali/ ) a specialty 9 psy*iatric    
nurs+4  7#b7 ,solit>y conf9em5t ,! t]m  
solit>y conf9em5t means conf9em5t ( an  
inmate 9 a correctional facility1       
pursuant to discipl9>y1 adm9i/rative1   
protective1 inve/igative1 m$ical1 or o!r
 classification1 9 a cell or simil>ly   
conf9$ hold+ or liv+ space1 alone or )  
o!r inmates1 = approximately #bj h\rs or
 m p] day1 ) sev]ely re/rict$ activity1 
movem5t1 & social int]action4  7#c7     
,vuln]able p]son ,! t]m vuln]able p]son 
means any inmate :o-- 7,a7 is #be ye>s (
 age or y\ng]2  7,b7 is #fe ye>s ( age  
or old]2  7,c7 has a disability bas$ on 
a m5tal illness1 a hi/ory ( psy*iatric  
hospitalization1 or has rec5tly exhibit$
 conduct1 includ+ s]i\s self-mutilation1
 indicat+ ! ne$ = fur!r obs]vation or   
evaluation to det]m9e ! pres5ce ( m5tal 
illness2  7,d7 has a developm5tal       
disability2  7,e7 has a s]i\s m$ical    
condition :i* _c effectively be treat$ 9
 isolat$ conf9em5t2  7,f7 is pregnant1  

is 9 ! po/p>tum p]iod1 or has rec5tly   
suff]$ a misc>riage or t]m9at$ a        
pregnancy2  7,g7 has a significant      
auditory or visual impairm5t2 or  7,h7  
is p]ceiv$ to be lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1
 transg5d]1 or int]sex4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
#djae4 ,solit>y conf9em5t4  4  #c4      
,report ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,bureau ( 
,prisons %all prep>e1 9 consultation )  
o!r entities includ+ human rights       
advocates1 m5tal heal? exp]ts1          
academics1 & o!r pr(essionals 9 !       
correction & rehabilitation area1 &     
!reaft] submit a report to ! ,committees
 on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ( ! ,s5ate )          
recomm5dations to r$uce ! use ( solit>y 
conf9em5t 9 ,f$]al prisons to ne> z]o   
ov] ! #aj-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !
 submission ( ! report4