DE SB195

Allows defendants to directly submit sentence modification applications to the Board of Parole, whereas previously only the Department of Correction could initiate such requests

Implements a 2013 Joint Sunset Committee recommendation to expand access to the sentence modification process established under Delaware's Truth-in-Sentencing Act of 1989

Currently only 15-30 defendants per year out of approximately 3,600 eligible defendants are considered for sentence modification due to the existing restriction

Applications still require Department of Correction certification that release would not pose substantial risk to the community or the defendant

Retains existing eligibility restrictions, including that violent felony offenders must serve at least half their Level V sentence before consideration, and those with mandatory sentences remain ineligible during the mandatory portion