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2011 SESSION
HB 1316 Residential community programs; DOC to give nonviolent prisoners opportunity to participate.
Introduced by: Mamye E. BaCote | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Corrections; residential community programs. Directs the Department of Corrections, where appropriate and when resources are available, to give nonviolent prisoners who have not been convicted of specific offenses or sentenced to one or more life terms the opportunity to participate in a residential community program, work release, or a community-based program. Current law requires that the prisoner not be convicted of any violent crime and be sentenced to at least three years. The bill allows for up to 30 percent of the prisoner's gross earnings to be withheld to offset the cost of the prisoner's keep. The Secretary of Public Safety is required to prescribe guidelines for the program that emphasize training and education related to job skills, literacy, money management, and other life skills.
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HISTORY
- 01/22/10 House: Presented and ordered printed 10104223D
- 01/22/10 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/28/10 House: Assigned MPPS sub: #2
- 02/04/10 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2011 by voice vote
- 02/09/10 House: Continued to 2011 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
- 12/03/10 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety