A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to modify dormitory requirements in certain county detention facilities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑221(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, each dormitory in a county detention facility may house up to 64 inmates as long as the dormitory provides all of the following:
(1)	A minimum floor space of 70 square feet per inmate, including both the sleeping and dayroom areas.
(2)	One shower per eight inmates, one toilet per eight inmates, one sink with a security mirror per eight inmates, and one water fountain.
(3)	A telephone jack or other telephone arrangement provided within the dormitory.
(4)	Space designed to allow a variety of activities.
(5)	Sufficient seating and tables for all inmates.
(6)	A way for officers to observe the entire area from the entrance.
This subsection applies only to those counties that have a population in excess of  300,000, according to the most recent decennial federal census."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.