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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

Inmate and Youth Offender Tracking Technology [SB-795] [Technology and Innovation ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Inmate and Youth Offender Tracking Technology

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Charles Steinburg Passed 1st Reading on 05/26/2022

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

Marijuana Legalization & Regulation [SB-765] [Cannabis ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Marijuana Legalization & Regulation

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Milton F. Fitch Passed 1st Reading on 05/24/2022

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

Pitt Comm. Coll. Reentry Program/Funds [HB-1015] [Education ] [Funding ] [Community Development ] [Criminal Justice ]
Pitt Comm. Coll. Reentry Program/Funds

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Graham Passed 1st Reading on 05/24/2022

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State (North Carolina)
North Carolina 2021-2022 Session

Sex Offender/Probation/Victims Changes [HB-1008] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Sex Offender/Probation/Victims Changes

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Garland E. Pierce Conf Com Appointed on 07/01/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Special I

Correctional facilities, local and regional; fees associated with inmates. [HB-1053] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Local correctional facilities; fees. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in local or regional correctional facilities, including fees related to the costs of an inmate's keep, work release, or participation in educational or rehabilitative programs; telephone services; commissaries; and electronic visitation systems. The bill requires the Board to report its findings and recommendations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen J. Murphy Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0013) on 08/04/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Corrections. [SB-3344] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Restricts the use of solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Requires the Department of Public Safety to use appropriate alternatives to solitary confinement for inmates who are members of a vulnerable population. Defines "member of a vulnerable population." Requires a report to the Legislature.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Stanley Chang Pass First Reading on 03/10/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Early Release Of Inmates. [SB-3322] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requires the court to enter a protective order against a convicted inmate if the inmate is granted a motion for early release pursuant to an emergency order.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura Referred To Psm, Jdc. on 01/28/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Assistance For Persons Completing A Term Of Imprisonment. [SB-3293] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Crime ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishes within the judiciary a five-year recidivism prevention pilot program consisting of three components: a housing voucher program, child care voucher program, and employer income tax credit program to assist the reentry efforts of certain individuals who exited the women's community correctional center. Appropriates funds for the program and five transition navigator positions within the judiciary. Effective 7/1/3000. Repeals 7/1/2027. (HD2)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joy A. San Buenaventura Conference Committee Meeting To Reconvene On 04-29-22 10:50am; Conference Room 229. on 04/27/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Assistance For Persons Completing A Term Of Imprisonment. [HB-2259] [Children and Youth ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Establishes within the Department of Human Services a 4-year pilot program to provide housing and child care vouchers to qualified applicants who will soon complete, or have recently completed, a term of imprisonment as a sentenced offender, and who have or will have sole or primary custody of 1 or more children under the age of 18. Requires a voucher recipient to be employed at least 20 hours per week or be employed and attend an educational program for a combined total of at least 20 hours per week. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregg Takayama Referred To Cmv/hhh, Jha, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/28/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Offender Reentry Programs. [SB-2433] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Department of Public Safety to expand existing model programs to make more quality correctional education courses available to interested inmates. Requires the Department of Public Safety to reward inmates who participate in or complete correctional education programs while incarcerated with subsidized health insurance, housing, or tuition after release. Expands existing vocational and work furlough programs and establishes earn and learn apprenticeships which allow eligible inmates to work towards licensure under supervised apprenticeships (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bennette Misalucha Pass First Reading on 03/10/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To Public Safety. [HB-1739] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Clarifies that the comprehensive offender reentry system provides programs and services that result in the timely release of inmates on parole when the minimum term, rather than the maximum term, has been served by the inmate. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Takashi Ohno Report Adopted; Passed Second Reading And Referred To Jdc. on 03/22/2022

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State (Hawaii)
Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Relating To The Comprehensive Offender Reentry System. [SB-2305] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Clarifies that the comprehensive offender reentry system provides programs and services that result in the timely release of inmates on parole when the minimum term, rather than the maximum term, has been served by the inmate.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite Act 016, 04/27/2022 (gov. Msg. No. 1116). on 04/27/2022

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State (Utah)
Utah 2022 General Session

Inmate Treatment Amendments [HB-207] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Inmate Treatment Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christine F. Watkins House/ Strike Enacting Clause In Clerk Of The House on 03/04/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Regular Session

SNAP benefits; waiver to allow inmates of correctional facilities to apply prior to release. [HB-1270] [Food ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Law Enforcement ]
SNAP benefits program; inmates of state or local correctional facilities. Directs the Department of Social Services (the Department) to convene a work group to analyze and develop a proposal to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow individuals in the custody of state or local correctional facilities in the Commonwealth to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits prior to release from custody. The bill directs the Department to report the work group's findings and recommendations to the Governor and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian E. Watts House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/27/2022

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State (Utah)
Utah 2022 General Session

Department of Corrections Education Services [HB-194] [Education ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Department of Corrections Education Services

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Luz Escamilla Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/22/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Regular Session

Correctional facilities, local and regional; fees charged to inmates. [SB-581] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
Local correctional facilities; fees. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in local or regional correctional facilities, including fees related to the costs of an inmate's keep, work release, or participation in educational or rehabilitative programs; telephone services; commissaries; and electronic visitation systems. The bill requires the Board to report its findings and recommendations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph D. Morrissey Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0359) on 04/11/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Regular Session

Correctional facilities, state; fees associated with inmates. [SB-441] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
State correctional facilities; fees; report. Directs the Department of Corrections (the Department) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in state correctional facilities. The bill directs the Department to report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2022.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Barton Boysko Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0682) on 04/11/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Regular Session

Correctional facilities, local; fees associated with inmates. [HB-1053] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
Local correctional facilities; fees. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to convene a work group to study implementation of the reduction or elimination of certain fees associated with inmates in local correctional facilities. The bill provides that the work group shall consist of two members of the House Committee on Public Safety who are not members of the same political party and two members of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services who are not members of the same political party. Such legislative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen J. Murphy Continued To 2022 Sp. Sess. 1 Pursuant To Hjr455 on 03/12/2022

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State (Utah)
Utah 2022 General Session

Community Correctional Center Revisions [HB-152] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
Community Correctional Center Revisions

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gregg D. Buxton Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/22/2022

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2022 Regular Session

Correctional facilities, state; fees associated with inmates. [HB-665] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
State correctional facilities; fees; report. Directs the Department of Corrections (the Department) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in state correctional facilities. The bill directs the Department to report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by October 1, 2022.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick A. Hope Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0681) on 04/11/2022

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