Civil detention facilities

The plan is intended to protect detained people’s health, safety, and welfare, including health care and detention conditions. It addresses the lack of comprehensive oversight across privately operated civil detention facilities.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Attorney General to submit a proposed oversight plan to the Legislature by December 31, 2027.
• Requires the plan to consider federal and state law, health care, detention conditions, and standards comparable to those applied at state-overseen facilities.
• Allows the Attorney General to recommend additional steps needed to carry out the plan.
• Requires the Governor or designee to direct an appropriate state entity to provide information and input for the plan.
• Keeps confidential agency information treated as confidential and records otherwise exempt from public disclosure.

Who it affects ​

• People held in private civil detention facilities.
• Private civil detention facility operators.
• The Attorney General and state entities asked to help develop the plan.

Context ​

The reporting requirement becomes inoperative on January 1, 2031.