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2010 SESSION

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HB 913 Victims of crime; may visit perpetrator in prison facility.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:

Victims of crime may visit perpetrator in prison facility. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall promulgate a policy to assist a person who was the victim of a crime committed by an offender incarcerated in any state correctional facility to visit with such offender. The policy may include provisions necessary to preserve the safety and security of those at such visit and the good order of the facility, including consideration of the offender's security level, crime committed, and institutional behavior of the offender. The Department shall make whatever arrangements are necessary to effectuate such a visit. The provisions of this bill do not apply to juvenile victims.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Victims of crime may visit perpetrator in prison facility. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall promulgate a policy to assist a person who was the victim of a crime committed by an offender incarcerated in any state correctional facility to visit with such offender. Such guidelines may include provisions necessary to preserve the safety and security of those at such visit and the good order of the facility, including consideration of the offender's security level, crime committed, and institutional behavior of the offender. Where appropriate, the Department shall make whatever arrangements are necessary to effectuate such a visit. The provisions of this bill do not apply (i) to juvenile victims or (ii) when the offender has been sentenced to death.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Victims of crime may visit perpetrator in prison facility.  Provides that a person who was the victim, or is the family member of a victim, of a crime committed by a prisoner incarcerated in any state correctional facility, may go into the interior of the facility to visit the prisoner, subject to the agreement of the prisoner and subject to reasonable time, place, and safety restrictions. The warden shall facilitate the visit.