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Committee hears bill to lift $100 cap on DOC release transportation, require coordination with reentry providers
Summary
A bill before the House Community Safety Committee would remove an outdated $100 cap and the “cheapest method” requirement on transportation for people leaving Department of Corrections custody and require DOC to coordinate releases with nonprofit reentry partners to reduce late-night, unsafe arrivals.
Senator Claire Wilson on Thursday told the House Community Safety Committee she brought Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 50-29 to remove an outdated $100 cap and a requirement that the Department of Corrections use the least expensive public transportation when arranging travel for people being released from state custody.
“Currently, DOC…has to release an individual using the least expensive method of public transportation, which often means putting people on a bus at 3 a.m.,” Senator Claire Wilson said. “The $100 limit was established in state law in 1971.”
The bill would require DOC to provide transportation to a person’s residence, the location in their reentry plan, or the place from which they were committed. DOC would no longer be limited to selecting only the least expensive public-transportation option not to exceed $100, though the bill keeps other…
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