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Committee reports substitute House Bill 1815 to remove juvenile facilities from "prison riot" offense and allow vacatur/resentencing
Summary
The committee voted to report substitute House Bill 1815 out of committee after members debated removing juvenile and county detention facilities from the definition of correctional facility for the purpose of charging the prison riot offense; the measure passed 10‑yes, 1‑no in committee.
The Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee reported substitute House Bill 1815 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation after members discussed removing state institutions and county juvenile detention facilities from the statutory definition of "correctional facility" for the purpose of charging the so‑called prison riot offense.
Representative Goodman, speaking for the substitute, said the change responds to what she described as "excessive and even arbitrary use of the…
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