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Senate passes truth‑in‑sentencing measure after extended debate on transitional facilities, good‑time and penalties
Summary
After hours of debate the Senate passed Senate Bill 21‑28, revising eligibility for transitional facilities and release programs, changing good‑time and meritorious conduct calculations, and increasing consecutive minimum penalties for assaulting officers, preventing arrest and felony fleeing; final passage was 28‑18 with one absent.
Senator Peter Bridal, the bill sponsor, told the Senate that Senate Bill 21‑28 would clarify which offenders are eligible for release programs and transitional facilities, tighten the application of good‑time credits, and set minimum consecutive penalties for certain offenses against law enforcement.
"Transitional facilities ... are structurally, operationally, and almost in an almost always distinct from commonly understood correctional facilities," Bridal said, describing the bill's definition of transitional centers and its limits on transfers into those settings. He said the measure preserves rehabilitation programs inside secure facilities while restricting when offenders convicted of…
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