Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people to promote personal contact with relatives and friends.

The bill amends the correction law to establish visiting policies for incarcerated individuals, ensuring opportunities for in-person contact with relatives, children, friends, clergy, volunteers, and other persons. It mandates visiting hours that accommodate out-of-state visitors, including evening and weekend hours, and visits of sufficient duration. Video conferencing can supplement but not replace in-person visits. The bill also ensures no incarcerated individual is visited against their will.

Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people to promote personal contact with relatives and friends.

The bill amends the correction law to establish visiting policies for incarcerated individuals, ensuring opportunities for in-person contact with relatives, children, friends, clergy, volunteers, and other persons. It mandates visiting hours that accommodate out-of-state visitors, including evening and weekend hours, and visits of sufficient duration. Video conferencing can supplement but not replace in-person visits. The bill also ensures no incarcerated individual is visited against their will.