CT SB00952

Expands parole eligibility to individuals convicted of crimes committed while under age 21 (previously only under 18) who were sentenced on or before October 1, 2005, with sentences exceeding 10 years—eligible after serving 60% or 12 years (whichever is greater) for sentences of 50 years or less, or after 30 years for longer sentences

Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to hold hearings for eligible individuals, with 12 months advance notice to the Public Defender's office, state's attorney, and victim services agencies, and mandates assignment of counsel for indigent applicants

Board must consider rehabilitation factors including correctional record, remorse, maturity, service contributions, efforts to overcome substance abuse or trauma, and whether community supervision benefits outweigh continued incarceration

Modifies criminal records erasure rules for DUI convictions (section 14-227a) to allow erasure after 10 years unless the person has another DUI conviction within the 10 years following the original conviction

Effective October 1, 2023 for parole provisions and July 1, 2023 for criminal records erasure provisions