the safety of the inmate, staff, other inmates or the public.
§ 5103. Members of vulnerable populations.
(a) Prohibition.--An inmate who is a member of a vulnerable
population may not be placed in solitary confinement.
(b) Younger inmates.--The following apply:
(1) An inmate who is a member of a vulnerable population
because the inmate is 21 years of age or younger may not be
subject to discipline for refusing treatment or medication or
for self-harm or threats of self-harm.
(2) An inmate who is a member of a vulnerable population
because the inmate is 21 years of age or younger and who
would otherwise be placed in solitary confinement shall be
screened by a correctional institution or facility clinician
or the appropriate screening service and, if found to meet
the standards of civil commitment, shall be placed in a
specialized unit, as designated by the secretary, or civilly
committed to the least restrictive appropriate
short-term care or psychiatric facility designated by the
Department of Human Services.
(c) Other inmates.--An inmate who is a member of a
vulnerable population because the inmate is 70 years of age or
older, pregnant, in the postpartum period or has recently
suffered a miscarriage or terminated a pregnancy, who would
otherwise be placed in isolated confinement, shall be placed in
a specialized unit as designated by the secretary.
(d) Applicability.--This subsection shall not apply to a
county correctional institution or facility.
§ 5104. Risk of harm in solitary confinement.
An inmate shall not be placed in solitary confinement with
one or more inmates if there is reasonable cause to believe that
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