OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-952
AN ACT CONCERNING PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL SERVING A LENGTHY SENTENCE FOR A CRIME
COMMITTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL REACHED THE AGE OF
TWENTY-FIVE.
As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 7495)
Senate Calendar No.: 304
Primary Analyst: ME 5/10/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: RP
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Correction, Dept. GF - Potential
Savings
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill broadens parole eligibility for certain offenders who were
under age 21 when they committed a crime resulting in a potential
marginal savings to the Department of Correction to the extent that
additional inmates are granted parole. On average, the annual marginal
savings to the state for releasing an offender is $2,500.
1
Senate "A" reduces the age of parole eligibility for certain offenders
from under 25 to under 21 when they committed the crime resulting in
a reduction in the potential marginal savings.
The Out Years
1
Inmate marginal savings is based on decreased consumables (e.g. food, clothing,
water, sewage, living supplies, etc.). This does not include a change in staffing costs or
utility expenses because these would only be realized if a unit or facility closed. 2023SB-00952-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of inmates who meet the
expanded criteria and are granted parole.