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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 2939 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6361 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 2939 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | REP. HALL J., 7 | |
| 15 | 15 | th Dist. | |
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| 21 | 21 | AN ACT ELIMINATING INCARCERATION AS A SANCTION FOR A | |
| 22 | 22 | NONCRIMINAL TECHNICAL PROBATION VIOLATION AND | |
| 23 | 23 | CONCERNING OTHER PROBATION SYSTEM REFORMS. | |
| 24 | 24 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 25 | 25 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 27 | 27 | That title 54 of the general statutes be amended to (1) eliminate 1 | |
| 28 | 28 | incarceration for noncriminal violations and implement proportionate, 2 | |
| 29 | 29 | noncustodial consequences such as suspension of earned time credit, (2) 3 | |
| 30 | 30 | introduce earned time credit to shorten probation sentences for 4 | |
| 31 | 31 | compliance, (3) guarantee timely hearing, neutral locations and the right 5 | |
| 32 | 32 | to counsel for individuals accused of violations, (4) remove supervision 6 | |
| 33 | 33 | fees and other financial obligations that disproportionately impact low-7 | |
| 34 | 34 | income individuals, and (5) replace automatic detention with written 8 | |
| 35 | 35 | notices for noncriminal violations. 9 | |
| 36 | 36 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 37 | 37 | To reform the probation system by eliminating incarceration for | |
| 38 | 38 | noncriminal technical violations, introducing earned time credit and | |
| 39 | 39 | removing burdensome supervision fees in order to incentivize success, | |
| 40 | 40 | reduce caseloads and reduce the trauma of arrest. |