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AL SB219
Bill
Status
2/10/2021
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that inmates nearing the end of their sentence be released to an intensive program, instead requiring release directly to Board of Pardons and Paroles supervision.
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Maintains tiered release timelines based on sentence length: 3-5 months prior for sentences of 5 years or less, 6-9 months for sentences over 5 but less than 10 years, and 12-24 months for sentences of 10 years or more.
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Requires released offenders to be designated as parolees subject to sanctions for parole violations under Sections 15-22-29 and 15-22-32.
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Excludes defendants convicted of sex offenses involving children, as defined in Section 15-20A-4, from these mandatory release provisions.
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Becomes effective 30 days following passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Pardons and Paroles, mandatory supervised release of inmates, to further provide for supervision upon release, Sec. 15-22-26.2 am'd.
Pardons and Paroles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
2/10/2021