District of Columbia legislation · 26th Council
District of Columbia B877: Contact Visitation Restoration Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 28, 2026
What the bill says
A bill IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To require the Department of Corrections to restore and maintain structured contact visitation at the Correctional Treatment Facility; to establish a separate, phased pilot program for contact visitation at the Central Detention Facility; to establish individualized standards and review procedures for restrictions on contact visitation; to limit facility-wide suspensions; to require accommodations for families and people with disabilities, accessible visitation procedures, public reporting, and responses to relevant audit findings…
From the introduced text, October 28, 2026:
A BILL IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To require the Department of Corrections to restore and maintain structured contact visitation at the Correctional Treatment Facility; to establish a separate, phased pilot program for contact visitation at the Central Detention Facility; to establish individualized standards and review procedures for restrictions on contact visitation; to limit facility-wide suspensions; to require accommodations for families and people with disabilities, accessible visitation procedures, public reporting, and responses to relevant audit findings; and to make a conforming amendment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the "Contact Visitation Restoration Act of 2026". Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the term: (a) "Correctional Treatment Facility" or "CTF" means the Correctional Treatment Facility operated by or under the authority of the Department. (b) "Central Detention Facility" or "CDF" means the Central Detention Facility operated by the Department. (c) "Contact visitation" means an in-person visit during which a resident and an approved visitor may have direct physical contact, including an embrace or other appropriate physical contact at the beginning and end of the visit, and may sit together in the same visitation area without a physical barrier separating them, subject to reasonable safety and security rules. (d) "Department" means the Department of …