County and city jails: incarcerated person contacts.
- Requires county and city jails to notify designated contacts within 24 hours when inmates are hospitalized or die.
- Mandates jails to facilitate phone calls between hospitalized inmates and their approved contacts.
- Applies to cases where inmates need terminal care, life-sustaining treatment, or hospital admission.
Assembly Member Bryan's proposal to establish "Wakiesha's Law" would require county and city jails to notify designated contacts within 24 hours when incarcerated individuals face serious medical conditions or death. The measure mirrors existing requirements for state prisons by mandating that jails inform all persons listed on medical release forms about hospitalizations and facilitate phone calls between these contacts and incarcerated individuals who consent to communication.
The bill defines qualifying medical situations that trigger notification requirements, including cases where medical professionals determine an incarcerated person needs treatment for a terminal disease, requires life-sustaining medical treatment, or has been admitted to a public or community hospital. Upon the death of an incarcerated person, jails must alert both medical release contacts and next of kin within 24 hours.
As a state-mandated local program, the measure includes provisions for reimbursing county and city jails for costs associated with implementing these notification protocols. The Commission on State Mandates would determine whether local agencies qualify for state reimbursement under existing statutory procedures.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
 Tom LackeyR Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Isaac BryanD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Matt HaneyD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Juan AlanisR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Requires county and city jails to notify designated contacts within 24 hours when inmates are hospitalized or die.
- Mandates jails to facilitate phone calls between hospitalized inmates and their approved contacts.
- Applies to cases where inmates need terminal care, life-sustaining treatment, or hospital admission.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Bryan's proposal to establish "Wakiesha's Law" would require county and city jails to notify designated contacts within 24 hours when incarcerated individuals face serious medical conditions or death. The measure mirrors existing requirements for state prisons by mandating that jails inform all persons listed on medical release forms about hospitalizations and facilitate phone calls between these contacts and incarcerated individuals who consent to communication.
The bill defines qualifying medical situations that trigger notification requirements, including cases where medical professionals determine an incarcerated person needs treatment for a terminal disease, requires life-sustaining medical treatment, or has been admitted to a public or community hospital. Upon the death of an incarcerated person, jails must alert both medical release contacts and next of kin within 24 hours.
As a state-mandated local program, the measure includes provisions for reimbursing county and city jails for costs associated with implementing these notification protocols. The Commission on State Mandates would determine whether local agencies qualify for state reimbursement under existing statutory procedures.
Latest Voting History
Tom LackeyR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Isaac BryanD Assembly Member | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Matt HaneyD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Juan AlanisR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |