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A05764
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
174
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY KAUFER, SNYDER, BERNSTINE, COOK, FRITZ, GUENST,
MILLARD, OWLETT, PICKETT, RADER, RIGBY, ROWE, STRUZZI AND
CIRESI, MARCH 8, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 8, 2022
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a thorough and comprehensive study on the cost of
implementing a safety plan for staffing of State correctional
institutions on Level 3 and Level 4 housing units in this
Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, Since 1954, seven corrections officers or employees
at the Department of Corrections were killed in the line of duty
as a result of an assault; and
WHEREAS, The most recent occurred in 2018 when a corrections
officer was assaulted and kicked in the head, later dying from
his injuries; and
WHEREAS, There have also been numerous major assaults
committed by inmates in recent years that have been directed at
corrections officers or employees; and
WHEREAS, A major assault is defined as an assault that causes
the victim to seek care from a medical facility outside the
State correctional institution; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a thorough
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and comprehensive study on the cost of implementing a safety
plan for staffing of State correctional institutions on Level 3
and Level 4 housing units in this Commonwealth; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the study determine the cost to have all Level
3 and Level 4 housing units at State correctional institutions
be staffed by at least two correctional officers per pod where
inmates are permitted freedom of movements from their cells, but
that the study not apply to any Level 3 or Level 4 housing unit
constructed within a secure bubble; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
submit a report to the House of Representatives containing its
findings and recommendations resulting from the study no later
than August 31, 2022 2023.
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