HB 5245 Summary

• Amends the Corrections Code of 1953 to modify parole eligibility requirements by removing section 80 from the list of crimes that make prisoners ineligible for parole.

• Requires prisoners subject to disciplinary time to be confined in a secure correctional facility for the duration of their minimum sentence, except when supervised outside the facility for specific purposes including visiting critically ill relatives, attending funerals, obtaining medical services, or participating in work details.

• Defines "secure correctional facility" as a facility enclosed by a locked fence or wall patrolled by correctional officers, where prisoners are restricted to the enclosed area and guarded 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

• Maintains notification procedures requiring the governor to notify the sentencing judge and prosecuting attorney at least 45 days before approving prisoner transfers to foreign countries under international treaties.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment, contingent upon House Bill No. 4101 of the 99th Legislature being enacted into law.