Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00448 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/22/2013

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 448
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 672
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 448 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 672

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY 

Introduced by:

SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

AN ACT ELIMINATING RISK REDUCTION CREDITS FOR CRIMINALS SENTENCED FOR VIOLENT CRIMES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 18-98e of the general statutes be amended to prohibit any person sentenced for a violent offense that is not currently excluded from the risk reduction credit program from earning risk reduction credit toward a reduction in such person's sentence.

Statement of Purpose: 

To eliminate eligibility for risk reduction credit for violent offenders.