HB399 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tim WadsworthRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Jails, sheriffs, items required to provide to prisoners, feminine hygiene products required for female prisoners under certain conditions, Sec. 14-6-19 am'd.

Summary

HB399 would require county sheriffs to provide feminine hygiene products to female prisoners who cannot supply them, at county expense, upon request.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 14-6-19 to add feminine hygiene products as a required item for female prisoners who cannot provide them. The products must be provided as soon as practicable after a prisoner requests them. This obligation is in addition to existing duties to provide clothing, bedding, medicines, and medical attention, with costs covered by the county.

Who It Affects

• Female prisoners who cannot provide feminine hygiene products; they would receive the products upon request.
• County sheriffs/jail administrators (and the county) who must provide the products at county expense.

Key Provisions

• Adds feminine hygiene products to the sheriff's duty list for prisoners who cannot provide them, to be supplied as soon as practicable upon request.
• Products to be provided at the county's expense, along with clothing, bedding, medicines, and medical attention.
• Effective immediately after gubernatorial approval, becoming law immediately thereafter.

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Subjects

Jails