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Committee considers bill to restore DOC work crews as early sentencing option
Summary
The House Corrections and Institutions Committee discussed H.1706 on Feb. 12, a bill that would direct the Department of Corrections (DOC) to reinstate the prior work‑crew model used for community restitution in lieu of other sentencing outcomes.
The House Corrections and Institutions Committee discussed H.1706 on Feb. 12, a bill that would direct the Department of Corrections (DOC) to reinstate the prior work‑crew model used for community restitution in lieu of other sentencing outcomes. Committee members and bill sponsors said DOC discontinued the prior work‑crew program after issuing rescinding memoranda (nos. 339 and 392) and replacing it with a different program that defense attorneys, prosecutors and some courts have not used.
Committee leaders said the work‑crew option historically was offered very early in the case process — sometimes at arraignment — and that plea agreements using the option…
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