Out-of-state prisoners.

2016
STATE OF WYOMING
16LSO-0397
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0155

Out-of-state prisoners.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Krone, Blake, Hunt, Miller, Northrup and Walters and Senator(s) Christensen and Coe

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing contracts with other states to house out-of-state prisoners in county jails; providing for contract conditions as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S.
1
8
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6
‑
317 is created to read:

1
8
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6
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317
.

Contract for housing out
‑
of
‑
state prisoners
; general conditions
.

(a)

Subject to approval by the board of county commissioners
and the provisions of this section
, t
he sheriff may contract with any
other
state for the housing of prisoners in the county jail.

The
sheriff or keeper of a jail to which any out
‑
of
‑
state prisoner is
house
d
shall be responsible for the safekeeping of the out
‑
of
‑
state prisoner according to the terms of the
contract.

F
unds paid by an
y other
state for the use of
a county
jail shall be credited to the general fund of the county wherein the jail is situated.

(b)

A contract to house out
‑
of
‑
state pr
isoners
shall:

(i)

Not i
mpact the ability of the county to house county prisoners;

(ii)

Not i
nclude housing
prisoners
who have been convicted of an offense which, if
committed
in Wyoming, would result in
incarceration
in a
state penal institution;

(iii)

Not r
e
quire services be provided to
prisoners
under the contract which the jail does not curren
tl
y provide;

(iv)

Provide flexibility to
the sheriff to
reject or
return
prisoners
to the state of origin within
thirty (30) days
if:

(A)

The jail has reached or is near capacity;

(B)

The sheriff determines that the prisoner is a
security or safety risk to
jail
staff
or
other prisoners.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
.

(END)

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