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Committee hears HB 57 to allow administrative home‑confinement residents to attend postsecondary education
Summary
Rep. David Muse asked the committee to allow residents approved for administrative home confinement to attend postsecondary education programs — including community colleges and vocational training — as part of supervised release plans.
Rep. David Muse introduced HB 57, which would allow people the Department of Corrections has approved for administrative home confinement to participate in postsecondary education off‑site as part of an approved release plan.
Nick Duffy, director of rehabilitative services at the Department of Corrections, told the committee that administrative home confinement already allows employment and uncompensated public service, and the bill would explicitly add education opportunities — including vocational and community‑college programs — subject to the department’s approval, monitoring and electronic location checks. DOC witnesses said eligibility requires review of behavior, housing, financial support and treatment plans; the department emphasized it would not extend eligibility to residents with violent or disruptive histories who are ineligible for administrative home confinement under existing rules.
Speakers including community‑college instructors described the educational benefits and the population served by workforce and remedial coursework. Sponsors and DOC emphasized research showing reduced recidivism and higher post‑release employment rates for incarcerated people who obtain postsecondary education. The hearing closed without a committee vote.
