HB355 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Corrections Department, inmates, to apply certain sentencing provisions to certain defendants, Sec. 15-22-26.2 am'd.

Summary

HB355 changes when inmates can be released to supervision before finishing their sentence and adds more offenses that cannot be released early.

What This Bill Does

It schedules when inmates are released to supervision based on the length of their sentence (three timing windows). It excludes certain offenses (sex offenses involving a child, violent offenses classified as Class A felonies, and manslaughter) from these rules. It requires notice to victims and interested parties before release and lets the Board of Pardons and Paroles set supervision levels and require electronic monitoring, with costs borne by the Board. It applies to defendants in DOC custody regardless of when they were sentenced and takes effect after passage.

Who It Affects

• Incarcerated defendants under the Department of Corrections who would be released to supervision before the end of their sentences, subject to the new timing windows and defined exclusions.
• Victims and interested parties who must receive notice of releases, and the Board of Pardons and Paroles (and related agencies) responsible for supervision levels and electronic monitoring

Key Provisions

• Release-to-supervision timing windows based on sentence length: 5 but <10 years, 6-9 months before release; 10+ years, 10-12 months before release.
• Excludes certain offenses from these rules: sex offenses involving a child, violent offenses (Class A felony), and manslaughter.
• Requires notice of release to victims and interested parties through the victim notification system before release.
• Released offenders must be supervised by the Board of Pardons and Paroles and receive supervision level determined by a validated risk and needs assessment.
• Offenders released under these provisions may be subject to electronic monitoring for a period determined by the Director, with monitoring costs paid by the Board.
• The sections apply to defendants in DOC custody regardless of when they were sentenced and the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects

Corrections Department