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HI SB2253
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/6/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rosalyn Baker
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AI Summary
- Requires the Department of Public Safety to establish a Hawaii's opportunity parole with enforcement pilot program modeled on the Judiciary's existing Hawaii's opportunity probation with enforcement program
- Pilot program includes random drug testing and swift, short-term incarceration for parolees who test positive for drugs or fail to appear for parole appointments
- Aims to reduce crime and recidivism by applying proven probation enforcement principles to paroled individuals
- Committee on Ways and Means received support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Community Alliance on Prisons, and an individual
- Program anticipated to reduce prison days served and increase community integration for parolees, particularly those in high-recidivism groups such as methamphetamine abusers and domestic violence offenders
Legislative Description
Corrections; Parole Pilot Project; Appropriation
Last Action
(H) The committee(s) on PBM recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
3/21/2012
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means2/8/2012
Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs1/23/2012
Full Bill Text
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