PA SB875

Criminal records for motivational boot camp graduates become eligible for "clean slate" limited access after 3 years for misdemeanors or 5 years for felonies, provided the person remains conviction-free and pays all court-ordered restitution.

Eligibility for motivational boot camp expands to inmates with minimum sentences up to 5 years (if within 2 years of completing minimum term), removes the age 40 cap, and shifts primary eligibility determination to sentencing judges rather than the Department of Corrections.

Successful boot camp completion results in immediate parole release, with the entire term of confinement deemed served; the program must operate at a correctional institution in a sixth-class county with population between 80,000 and 81,000.

Legislative Budget and Finance Committee must submit annual reports on boot camp recidivism rates (1-year and 3-year), GEDs granted, and cost savings, as well as a one-time study by March 31, 2026, on inmates with terminal illnesses or serious medical conditions.

State drug treatment program participants cannot simultaneously participate in motivational boot camp, and eligibility criteria for both programs exclude sex offenders, those with homicide convictions within 10 years, and those with deadly weapon sentence enhancements.