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House Corrections panel discusses recidivism bill, agrees Judiciary should lead review
Summary
Members of the House Corrections & Institutions committee discussed a bill to recalculate recidivism measurements and agreed the House Judiciary Committee should take the lead; committee members said they would consider sending a member to sit in on Judiciary hearings but recorded no formal roll-call vote.
Chair, House Corrections & Institutions said the committee considered a bill “that recalculates recidivism” and agreed that the House Judiciary Committee should take the lead on drafting and reviewing the measure.
The measure under discussion would change how the state calculates recidivism. As described in committee, “Recidivism right now ... is calculated on a 3 year basis,” and the draft bill would replace the current, simpler three‑year calculation with a more complicated system that separates classes of recidivism.
The committee heard that Senate Judiciary has been examining similar language and may include it in a miscellaneous Senate…
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