No. SB 614
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Parole for Long-term Prisoners; Providing that certain offenders serving long-term prison sentences are parole eligible under certain circumstances; providing conditions of parole for such persons; providing for disposition of savings produced by such a program of parole, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDPrisoners serving over 10 years for non-death offenses, or 20 years for death offenses, become eligible for parole. This applies to all current and future inmates, overriding mandatory minimums and life sentences.
To qualify, inmates must be at least 50, have a clean disciplinary record for seven years, hold a high school diploma, and complete faith, victim impact, and anger management programs.
Released inmates face strict conditions, including a one-year transition home, a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, monthly reporting, and mandatory work or volunteer hours.
Savings from the program must fund law enforcement, prison programs, and commission staffing, subject to legislative appropriation.
AIRequires offenders to meet ten specific conditions, including being at least 50 years old, having a high school diploma or GED, completing faith-based and victim impact programs, and having a written release plan, before the commission may consider parole.
AIImposes 11 mandatory conditions on released offenders, including a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, monthly reporting, a minimum of 20 hours of weekly work, and a ban on leaving the county of residence without permission.
AIRequires that 50% of the department's savings from this program fund law enforcement recidivism programs, 25% fund prison and community-based programs, and 25% fund dedicated commission personnel, subject to legislative appropriation.