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DOCR seeks to exclude low‑level misdemeanors from state supervised probation; judges and members debate tradeoffs
Summary
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to bar the department from supervising people placed on supervised probation for class B misdemeanors, saying the change would concentrate resources on higher‑risk offenders.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to change state law so the department no longer supervises people sentenced to supervised probation for class B misdemeanors.
Tom Earhart, chief parole and probation officer for the Division of Parole and Probation, told the committee Senate Bill 2111 would "clarify that defendants convicted of class B misdemeanors and sentenced to supervised probation may only be placed under supervision and management of a community corrections agency, or program other than the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation." Earhart said the change would implement the apparent intent of a 2015 law (House Bill 1367) to keep lowest‑level offenders off state probation caseloads so officers can focus on moderate‑ and high‑risk people.
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