GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

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SENATE BILL 143

Short Title:        Detention Facility Requirements.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senator Mansfield.
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate.

February 28, 2011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to modify dormitory requirements in certain county detention facilities.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A-221(d) reads as rewritten:

"(d)      Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, each dormitory in a county detention facility may house up to 5664 inmates as long as the dormitory provides all of the following:

(1)        A minimum floor space of 70 square feet per inmate, including both the sleeping and dayroom areas.

(2)        One shower per eight inmates, one toilet per eight inmates, one sink with a security mirror per eight inmates, and one water fountain.

(3)        A telephone jack or other telephone arrangement provided within the dormitory.

(4)        Space designed to allow a variety of activities.

(5)        Sufficient seating and tables for all inmates.

(6)        A way for officers to observe the entire area from the entrance.

This subsection applies only to those counties that have a population in excess of 600,000, 300,000, according to the most recent decennial federal census."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.