2009 Senate Bill 826

Revise parole criteria

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 16, 2009

Introduced by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R-33)

To specify in statute that parole into “community corrections programs” be limited to prisoners based on “an objective risk and needs assessment” that includes an evaluation of a probationer's criminal and noncriminal history; the availability in the community of appropriate “programming”; and any other factors relevant to predicting the risk, including but not limited to a pattern of violent offenses.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary