HB 535 (2017) -  Aged Prison Inmates

by Edwards-Walpole (CO-SPONSORS) Cortes, J.
Requires DOC to consider needs of inmates older than 50 years of age & adopt health care standards for that population; provides for supervised conditional elderly release program; provides criteria for program eligibility; authorizes arrest of inmate who has been released under supervised conditional elderly release program; defines "elderly & infirm inmate"; permits inmates 65 and over to serve less than 85% of their sentences if they receive certain forms of release & requires them to serve a lower minimum percentage of their sentences; expands eligibility for conditional medical release to include elderly & infirm inmates.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

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Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/25/2017 - 10:19 AM Member: Edwards-Walpole Committee: Version: __