HB 1365: Criminal Justice Reform and Sentence Reduction Act of 2019 (Passed)

[Sirius_]

I think that overall this bill is quite good, although I do have a few questions/comments. I do not believe it is necessarily possible to group bail release so simply, as there are other concerns involved in bail hearings than just offender status (like the ability for the accused person to run away). Also, while I very much appreciate the efforts in section 8 to make our prison system more rehabilitative, I would like to have some clarification on what "good time credit" does. Is it a sentence reduction or something else? The bill does not currently seem to specify. As for section 3, it seems redundant, as well as 9-1.

[Sirius_]

I think that overall this bill is quite good, although I do have a few questions/comments. I do not believe it is necessarily possible to group bail release so simply, as there are other concerns involved in bail hearings than just offender status (like the ability for the accused person to run away).

I would be open to amending the section on cash bail. If you can specify a new amendment that includes some of the categories not included, I'd be willing to include it in the bill's text.

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Good time credit is sentence reduction, full stop. By definition, it is the amount of time taken off an inmate's sentence for their good behavior or actions behind bars.

Thank you, I'll offer an amendment tonight when I get home.

[Sirius_]

That amendment works for most of my concerns.

[Sirius_]

I propose this amendment:

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[/quote]The amendment to section 6 is to allow the Pretrial Risk Assessment Service to base risk value on factors other than just criminal record and the amendment to section 7 is to remove ambiguity regarding good time credit.

[Sirius_]

I support the proposed amendment.

[Sirius_]

Aye