Texas HB1409 limits administrative segregation for inmates in Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities.

Texas HB1409 amends the Government Code to limit the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill specifies that inmates cannot be held in administrative segregation for more than three consecutive days for misconduct, except in cases where the inmate's conduct resulted in serious bodily injury to another person, which allows for up to 10 consecutive days.

Texas HB1409 limits administrative segregation for inmates in Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities.

Texas HB1409 amends the Government Code to limit the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill specifies that inmates cannot be held in administrative segregation for more than three consecutive days for misconduct, except in cases where the inmate's conduct resulted in serious bodily injury to another person, which allows for up to 10 consecutive days.