The Act imposes a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than ten years for a defendant who commits a serious violent felony. The Act further provides that no portion of the ten-year sentence may be suspended, stayed, or reduced by any form of parole or commutation. The seven serious
The Act provides for privately-operated prisons to utilize state inmate labor in the same way that state-run prisons utilize inmate labor. Profits from any labor or products by these inmates will go to the state. The Act also provides for an official custodian of the Department of Corrections records and
The Act reduces the penalty imposed upon law enforcement officers for refusing to accept custody of persons charged with or guilty of an indictable offense (detainees). The Act allows law enforcement officers to refuse custody of detainees who have not received medical attention for obvious emergency medical conditions or physical
The Act provides measures and procedures to enhance school safety and changes the penalty provisions relating to the crimes of aggravated assault and aggravated battery when these crimes are committed against a student or teacher or other school personnel within a school safety zone. The Act also provides that juvenile
The Act requires that as a condition of parole a person who has been convicted of certain sexual offenses give notice of his or her release to the superintendent of the public school district and the sheriff of the county where the parolee will reside. The Act also requires the
The Act provides for the imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment without parole on a defendant convicted of murder where the fact-finder (judge or jury) has found one or more statutory aggravating circumstances. Imprisonment for life without parole means that the defendant shall be incarcerated for what remains of
The Act requires the Commissioner of Corrections to make a good faith effort to notify victims of crimes against the person of a change in the custodial status of the offender who victimized them. Victims who wish to be notified have the responsibility of keeping the Commissioner apprised of their
HB 1170 allows the officer in charge of a detention facility to recover medical costs from inmates'; insurance carriers. HB 1769 provides that certain medical and other costs may be deducted from an inmate's jail account, and that repayment of the other costs may later be made
