State correctional facilities; visitation policies, annual report.

State correctional facilities; visitation policies; work group. Sets additional visitation standards for visitors to state correctional facilities. The bill requires the Department of Corrections (the Department) to provide extended or additional visitation access for long-distance visitors. The bill provides that each in-person visit shall last a minimum of two hours unless shortened at the request of either the visitor or the incarcerated individual, or in response to an active security event.…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

• Formerly incarcerated or family ofdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Increases visitation access for individuals incarcerated in state correctional facilities, particularly for long-distance visitors, and mandates a minimum visit duration of two hours.

  “The bill requires the Department of Corrections (the Department) to provide extended or additional visitation access for long-distance visitors.”· State correctional facilities; visitation policies; work group.

  “The bill provides that each in-person visit shall last a minimum of two hours unless shortened at the request of either the visitor or the incarcerated individual, or in response to an active security event.”· State correctional facilities; visitation policies; work group.