Connecticut 2016 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05633 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5633
2		-	February Session, 2016 _____HB05633JUD___032216____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5633
	2	+	February Session, 2016 LCO No. 3217
	3	+	03217_______JUD
	4	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
	5	+	Introduced by:
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 5633
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 5633
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8	12		February Session, 2016
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10		-	_____HB05633JUD___032216____
	14	+	LCO No. 3217
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	16	+	03217_______JUD
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(JUD)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND THE EARNED RISK REDUCTION CREDIT PROGRAM.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Section 18-98f of the 2016 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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18		-	Not later than January 1, [2016~~] 2017~~, and quarterly thereafter, [the Commissioner of Correction, after consultation with] the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management, after consultation with the Commissioner of Correction, shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report to the General Assembly details about earned risk reduction credits awarded to reduce an inmate's sentence pursuant to section 18-98e, as amended by this act. Such report shall include: (1) The number of inmates released overall and the number of inmates released early as a result of the award of such credit; (2) the crimes for which such released inmates were convicted; (3) the amount of risk reduction credit earned by inmates released early pursuant to such credit; and (4) any recidivism data regarding inmates who were released early pursuant to such credit, including any data such as rate of reentry into the correctional system, elapsed time between release and such reentry, and the crimes for which such inmates were convicted that resulted in such reentry. Not later than thirty days after submission of the report to the General Assembly, said commissioner shall post the report on the Department of Correction's Internet web site.
	30	+	Not later than January 1, 2016, and quarterly thereafter, [the Commissioner of Correction, after consultation with] the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management, after consultation with the Commissioner of Correction, shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report to the General Assembly details about earned risk reduction credits awarded to reduce an inmate's sentence pursuant to section 18-98e, as amended by this act. Such report shall include: (1) The number of inmates released overall and the number of inmates released early as a result of the award of such credit; (2) the crimes for which such released inmates were convicted; (3) the amount of risk reduction credit earned by inmates released early pursuant to such credit; and (4) any recidivism data regarding inmates who were released early pursuant to such credit, including any data such as rate of reentry into the correctional system, elapsed time between release and such reentry, and the crimes for which such inmates were convicted that resulted in such reentry. Not later than thirty days after submission of the report to the General Assembly, said commissioner shall post the report on the Department of Correction's Internet web site.
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20	32		Sec. 2. Subsection (e) of section 18-98e of the 2016 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):
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22		-	(e) Prior to release of any inmate whose sentence is being reduced due to risk reduction credits earned pursuant to this section, the [warden of the correctional facility from which such inmate is to be released] commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall review such inmate's records and verify that the inmate earned the risk reduction credits being applied to reduce such inmate's sentence.
	34	+	(e) Prior to release of any inmate whose sentence is being reduced due to risk reduction credits earned pursuant to this section, the [warden of the correctional facility from which such inmate is to be released] the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall review such inmate's records and verify that the inmate earned the risk reduction credits being applied to reduce such inmate's sentence.
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27	39		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
28	40		Section 1 October 1, 2016 18-98f
29	41		Sec. 2 October 1, 2016 18-98e(e)
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31	43		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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33	45		Section 1
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37	49		18-98f
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39	51		Sec. 2
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41	53		October 1, 2016
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43	55		18-98e(e)
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45		-	Statement of ~~Legislative Commissioners~~:
	57	+	Statement of Purpose:
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47		-	~~In Section 1, the reporting date was changed~~ to ~~eliminate any implication~~ that the ~~changes might apply retroactively~~.
	59	+	To provide that the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division, after consultation with the Commissioner of Correction, report concerning earned risk reduction credits awarded to inmates and to provide that the Commissioner of Correction, rather than the warden of the correctional facility that releases an inmate shall review and verify such inmate's earned risk reduction credits.
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51		-	JUD Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
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55		-	Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	61	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]