Prisoners
Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Recidivism Reduction. [HB-737]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the Hawaii paroling authority to award credits to parolees for compliance with the terms and conditions of parole supervision that accordingly reduce the overall term of parole supervision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric Gates
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding [HB-297]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Office of the Correctional Ombudsman; authorizing the Justice Reinvestment Oversight Board to make a recommendation for the distribution of money from the Performance Incentive Grant Fund to the Office; requiring the Office to conduct investigations, reviews, and assessments of administrative acts taken by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, by the Department of Juvenile Services, or in relation to individuals confined by either department; providing for the confidentiality of certain communications; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Rereferred To Judicial Proceedings on 04/05/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Diminution of a Term of Confinement - First-Degree Rape and First-Degree Sexual Offense (Pava Marie LaPere Act) [HB-301]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for first degree rape or first degree sexual offense as first degree sexual offense existed prior to October 1, 2017, from being entitled to diminution of the incarcerated individual's term of confinement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence [HB-317]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration recommending a lesser sentence if it is in the interest of justice; authorizing an individual to file a response within 60 days after the filing of a motion to provide any additional information for the court to consider; requiring the court to hold a timely hearing on the motion; authorizing the court to consider certain factors when determining whether to reduce a certain sentence; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Safe Communities Act of 2024 [HB-310]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence [SB-318]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration recommending a lesser sentence if it is in the interest of justice; authorizing an individual to file a response within 60 days after the filing of a motion to provide any additional information for the court to consider; requiring the court to hold a timely hearing on the motion; authorizing the court to consider certain factors when determining whether to reduce a certain sentence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Hearing 2/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Prisoners; services budget; postsecondary education [HB-2248]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prisoners; services budget; postsecondary education
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cook
Chapter 119 on 04/09/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prisoner; physical examination by licensed nurse practitioner. [HB-479]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Physical examination of prisoner; licensed nurse practitioner; licensed physician assistant. Provides that each person received by the Department of Corrections shall be examined by a licensed physician, licensed nurse practitioner, or licensed physician assistant upon his arrival, within 30 days prior to any work assignment in food services, medical services, or cosmetological services or a change in work assignment, and at such other times thereafter as may be deemed necessary. Under current law, such examination may be performed only by a licensed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0193) on 03/28/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. [HB-308]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Conditional release of geriatric prisoners. Expands the list of offenses that prohibit a person from petitioning the Parole Board for conditional release as a geriatric prisoner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Ballard
Left In Public Safety on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Inmate Employment - Agricultural Work [SB-187]
[Agriculture ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing the authority of the Division of Correction to arrange for inmates not needed or being used by the State Highway Administration to perform emergency road work to be employed in agricultural work during any part of the year at a camp in Queen Anne's County or any other county with a similar camp.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Sydnor
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 887 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [SB-271]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections to include the names and addresses, if available, of individuals convicted of a felony in the respective court and sentenced to imprisonment with commitment papers; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing an appeals process regarding certain requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 430 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Local Detention Centers - Reporting on Opioid Use Disorder [SB-282]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a certain requirement that the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services annually report to the General Assembly about opioid use disorder among incarcerated individuals in local correctional facilities by repealing certain reporting requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act [HB-92]
[Education ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist incarcerated individuals in accessing federal Pell Grants for higher education; requiring the Department to set goals for the number of incarcerated individuals in postsecondary education programs, establish tracking systems for their progress in postsecondary education programs, and forward certain data to the Maryland Higher Education Commission; requiring the Commission to assist the Department in establishing the tracking systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 944 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence [SB-123]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Second Reading Passed With Amendments on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission [HB-209]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission to develop recommendations relating to education and its impact on the criminal justice system; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2025, and a final report by January 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 945 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Safe Communities Act of 2024 [SB-44]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting the earning of diminution credits to reduce the term of confinement of an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for murder in the first degree or murder in the second degree in a State or local correctional facility; prohibiting a deduction of diminution credits of more than 10% of an incarcerated individual's aggregate sentence for crimes of violence for an incarcerated individual who is serving a sentence for a crime of violence; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Election Law - Revisions [HB-14]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections; requiring a public official responsible for the use of a public building requested by a local board of elections for an early voting center to make the building available to the local board; requiring each local board to establish an appeals process regarding requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Wilkins, Griffith And Fair) on 04/04/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) [SB-179]
[Crime ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a violation of a condition of probation, parole, or mandatory supervision that involves the use or possession of a firearm is not a technical violation for certain purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Correction to provide a certain inmate with a certain reentry kit and assistance in obtaining Medicaid benefits under certain circumstances; altering the elements of certain prohibitions against using a certain firearm in the commission of a certain crime; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 1/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/15/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Death Penalty [HB-87]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; and establishing certain procedures relating to custody, warrant of execution, incompetency, method of execution, witnesses, certificate, disposition of body, notice, trial, sentencing, review, and appeal in relation to imposition of the death penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Correctional Services - Local Detention Centers - Reporting on Opioid Use Disorder [HB-203]
[Crime ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Altering a certain requirement that the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services annually report to the General Assembly about opioid use disorder among incarcerated individuals in local correctional facilities by repealing certain reporting requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Third Reading Passed (132-0) on 03/18/2024