Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Generally, when the jail of a county is insufficient for the safekeeping of a prisoner, present law authorizes the sheriff to convey, and the committing court to order the commitment of, the prisoner to the nearest sufficient jail or, if the prisoner is a juvenile, to the nearest sufficient juvenile facility. In all cases where the jail in which a prisoner is confined becomes insufficient from any cause, a circuit, criminal, or general sessions judge, upon the application of the sheriff and proof of the fact, may order the prisoner to be removed to the nearest sufficient jail or, if the prisoner is a juvenile, to the nearest sufficient juvenile detention facility.<br /> <br /> This bill prohibits the removal of a pregnant prisoner to a state penitentiary or a branch prison for safekeeping, unless medically necessary for the health of the prisoner or the unborn child. This prohibition will apply from the date on which pregnancy is confirmed by a healthcare professional and until the conclusion of postpartum recovery.<br /> <br /> Generally, present law authorizes punishment by solitary confinement for up to 30 days for any inmate who violates any of the regulations of the penitentiary, at the discretion of the warden.<br /> <br /> This bill prohibits solitary confinement for pregnant inmates and inmates who have given birth within the past eight weeks.<br />