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Committee advances amended bill adding geriatric parole criteria and risk-assessment requirement
Summary
The committee approved an amended version of Senate Bill 181 to expand parole categories to include geriatric parole, set eligibility criteria and require risk assessments in certain long-term cases; funding for implementation was referenced as coming from the JRA.
The House Judiciary Committee voted favorably, as amended, on Senate Bill 181 on March 26, 2025. The vice chair explained the amendment adds geriatric parole to the statute alongside medical parole and sets eligibility criteria, and the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.
Why it matters: the amendment changes parole eligibility and adds procedural requirements for review, including a risk-assessment requirement for certain long-term sentences and an ongoing reporting obligation of names by the Department (DPSCS) to the parole…
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