LGC 10.11 — Criminal Justice Reform Act — PASSED

[ZMUN M441]

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 2022

SECTION I — Title
This legislation may be cited as the Criminal Justice Reform Act

SECTION II — Due Justice
1. Includes a moratorium of the death penalty
2. Eliminates life in prison without the possibility of parole which disproportionately impacts POC, allowing for parole after a maximum of 25 years using a risk-based analysis.
3. Bans slave and forced labor and requires prisoners who work to make minimum wage while working.
4. Bans cash bail which disproportionately impacts POC.
5. Mandates that a risk-based sentencing program must be used in sentencing  
6. Requires that every state-run prison has access to a social worker and/or psychologist.
7. Allows non-violent and low-risk inmates who has not committed a violent act within the past 5 years to leave prison on the weekend between sunset Friday and sunset Sunday with a GPS-tracking device as long as they do not leave the state of Lincoln. Any crimes committed will result in an extra time and a half of the crime committed to be added to the sentence and loss of privilege's for no less than three years depending on risk level. The tampering with or disposing of the tracking devices or violation of curfew will result in losses of privilege for less than one year.

Section III---Implementation
1. Wage increases for inmates and the additional social service workers will be payed with a progressive income tax increase on those making >$1 mil/yr.
2. $0 of the police budget shall be slashed or defunded.
3. GPS-tracking devices will be identical to those used by probation officers to track people on probation, although they will be used by prison officials to make sure that individuals remain in Lincoln and to locate them in the case of any crime or curfew violation.

SECTION IV--Effective Date
This bill shall take place effective January 1, 2023, although death penalty cases will be commuted effective immediately.

Occupying: Slot 2 of 10
Sponsor: Christian Man

[ZMUN M441]

Atlasia at-large has already abolished the death penalty.

Will be proposing an amendment that removes the moratorium on the death penalty (as well as a certain other part I find objectionable) shortly, for this reason. Other than that, this is a good bill, and one that I plan to vote Aye on.

[ZMUN M441]

Amendment:

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 2022

SECTION I — Title
This legislation may be cited as the Criminal Justice Reform Act

SECTION II — Due Justice
1. Includes a moratorium of the death penalty, in case of the scenario that it becomes federally legal again.
2. Eliminates life in prison without the possibility of parole which disproportionately impacts POC, allowing for parole after a maximum of 25 years using a risk-based analysis.
3. Bans slave and forced labor and requires prisoners who work to make minimum wage while working.
4. Bans cash bail which disproportionately impacts POC.
5. Mandates that a risk-based sentencing program must be used in sentencing  
6. Requires that every state-run prison has access to a social worker and/or psychologist. At the same time, involuntary psychiatric treatment of prisoners is to be prohibited.
7. Allows non-violent and low-risk inmates who has not committed a violent act within the past 5 years to leave prison on the weekend between sunset Friday and sunset Sunday with a GPS-tracking device as long as they do not leave the stateregion of Lincoln. Any crimes committed will result in an extra time and a half of the crime committed to be added to the sentence and loss of privilege's for no less than three years depending on risk level. The tampering with or disposing of the tracking devices or violation of curfew will result in losses of privilege for less than one year.

Section III---Implementation
1. Wage increases for inmates and the additional social service workers will be payed with a progressive income tax increase on those making >$1 mil/yr.
2. $0 of the police budget shall be slashed or defunded.
3. GPS-tracking devices will be identical to those used by probation officers to track people on probation, although they will be used by prison officials to make sure that individuals remain in Lincoln and to locate them in the case of any crime or curfew violation.

SECTION IV--Effective Date
This bill shall take place effective January 1, 2023, although death penalty cases will be commuted effective immediately.

This amendment clears up some of the language used in the bill, as well as adding a prohibition on forcing prisoners into involuntary psychiatric treatment.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

I approve of the amendment.

[Vice President Christian Man]

Amendment:

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 2022

SECTION I — Title
This legislation may be cited as the Criminal Justice Reform Act

SECTION II — Due Justice
1. Includes a moratorium of the death penalty, in case of the scenario that it becomes federally legal again.
2. Eliminates life in prison without the possibility of parole which disproportionately impacts POC, allowing for parole after a maximum of 25 years using a risk-based analysis.
3. Bans slave and forced labor and requires prisoners who work to make minimum wage while working.
4. Bans cash bail which disproportionately impacts POC.
5. Mandates that a risk-based sentencing program must be used in sentencing  
6. Requires that every state-run prison has access to a social worker and/or psychologist. At the same time, involuntary psychiatric treatment of prisoners is to be prohibited.
7. Allows non-violent and low-risk inmates who has not committed a violent act within the past 5 years to leave prison on the weekend between sunset Friday and sunset Sunday with a GPS-tracking device as long as they do not leave the stateregion of Lincoln. Any crimes committed will result in an extra time and a half of the crime committed to be added to the sentence and loss of privilege's for no less than three years depending on risk level. The tampering with or disposing of the tracking devices or violation of curfew will result in losses of privilege for less than one year.

Section III---Implementation
1. Wage increases for inmates and the additional social service workers will be payed with a progressive income tax increase on those making >$1 mil/yr.
2. $0 of the police budget shall be slashed or defunded.
3. GPS-tracking devices will be identical to those used by probation officers to track people on probation, although they will be used by prison officials to make sure that individuals remain in Lincoln and to locate them in the case of any crime or curfew violation.

SECTION IV--Effective Date
This bill shall take place effective January 1, 2023, although death penalty cases will be commuted effective immediately.

This amendment clears up some of the language used in the bill, as well as adding a prohibition on forcing prisoners into involuntary psychiatric treatment.

I approve of the changes. I didn’t realize the death penalty was abolished as it was never brought up when running for GC.

[ZMUN M441]

The ZMUN M441 amendment is adopted.

[ZMUN M441]

Motioning for a final vote.

[ZMUN M441]

A final vote on this bill has been initiated.


Aye

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Aye

[Vice President Christian Man]

Aye

[ZMUN M441]

LGC 10.11 passes, 4-0 with one Deputy not voting

[Former President tack50]

x tack50

Pretty sure I've been notoriously "soft on crime" and consistent on that stance. This is a good common sense criminal reform bill that I'm glad this Council has passed.