Corrections: parole and prerelease treatment.
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Overview
This bill changes the rules for parole eligibility for inmates convicted of certain sex offenses, particularly those involving children. Instead of the current Elderly Parole Program, it establishes stricter criteria, requiring individuals convicted of rape, sodomy, or aggravated sexual assault of a child, or those sentenced under a ‘3 strikes’ law, to be at least 75 years old and have served a minimum of 30 years in prison to be eligible for parole. The bill also expands the criteria for referral to the State Department of State Hospitals for evaluation as a sexually violent predator, applying it to indeterminate prison sentences and shortening the referral timeframe.
Key provisions
- Specifies that individuals convicted of certain sex offenses (rape, sodomy, aggravated sexual assault of a child, or sentences under ‘3 strikes’ laws) are not eligible for the Elderly Parole Program.
- Requires individuals convicted of other specified sex offenses to be at least 75 years old and have served a minimum of 30 years in prison to be eligible for parole.
- Expands the criteria for referral to the State Department of State Hospitals for evaluation as a sexually violent predator to include indeterminate prison sentences.
- Shortens the timeframe for referral to the State Department of State Hospitals to less than 6 months before release for certain inmates.
- Requires the Board of Parole Hearings to make referrals for evaluation if a person’s release date is less than 4 months away or if they will be scheduled for a parole hearing within 6 months.
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