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1-1 Section 1. 1. The Director of the Department of Prisons shall

1-2 establish a pilot program for the management of offenders that is patterned

1-3 after the inmate management plan carried out at the Washoe County

1-4 Consolidated Jail. The Director shall select one prison of medium security

1-5 in this state in which to carry out the program. The Director may accept

1-6 gifts and grants from any source for the support of the program.

1-7 2. The program for the management of offenders established by the

1-8 Director must be designed as follows:

1-9 (a) An offender who enters the prison is allowed the lowest level of

1-10 benefits that is constitutionally permissible, such as minimal time out of his

1-11 cell, no television time, not more than two visitors per month and

1-12 consumption of meals in the cell;

2-1 (b) An offender is given the option of participating in the program by

2-2 voluntarily agreeing to adhere strictly to all rules and regulations of the

2-3 prison in a manner that is respectful to the correctional officers and other

2-4 employees of the prison and to comply with all standards of personal

2-5 hygiene established by the Director;

2-6 (c) An offender who participates in the program must agree to

2-7 participate in vocational training and employment in accordance with NRS

2-8 209.461, work on various community projects inside and outside the

2-9 prison, such as cleaning roads, painting schools and maintaining the prison

2-10 and, if applicable, attend programs of education;

2-11 (d) While offenders are performing work in the community, they must

2-12 wear clothing that clearly identifies to the public their status as prisoners;

2-13 (e) Only those offenders who volunteer to participate in the program

2-14 earn additional privileges, such as increased visitation, selected time to

2-15 watch television and access to self-improvement programs; and

2-16 (f) An offender who chooses to violate a rule or regulation of the prison

2-17 is held accountable for that behavior and loses all additional privileges.

2-18 3. The warden of the prison selected for the pilot program shall:

2-19 (a) Provide at least one dog for each shift of employment who is

2-20 trained to sniff for the presence of drugs; and

2-21 (b) Ensure that all offenders who do not participate in the program

2-22 receive each day a cold breakfast, a cold lunch and a hot dinner.

2-23 4. On or before February 1, 2001, the Director of the Department of

2-24 Prisons shall submit a written report to the Director of the Legislative

2-25 Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature that evaluates the

2-26 success of the pilot program established by the Director and makes

2-27 recommendations for any necessary statutory changes.

2-28 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.