SB120 Summary

• Amends Section 14-8-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to require inmates convicted of a violent offense to be subject to electronic monitoring as a condition of work release eligibility.

• Defines violent offenses by reference to Section 12-25-32 of Alabama Code.

• Makes the Department responsible for all costs associated with electronic monitoring of qualifying inmates.

• Updates existing statutory language to current drafting style, including replacing references to "board" with "department" and modernizing terminology.

• Becomes effective October 1, 2020, following passage and gubernatorial approval or otherwise becoming law.