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Panel debates bill to expand list of violent crimes excluded from early‑release program
Summary
Representative Bliss presented House File 5 33, a bill that would expand the list of offenses that make an incarcerated person ineligible for earned incentive release credits under the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act.
Representative Bliss presented House File 5 33, a bill that would expand the list of offenses that make an incarcerated person ineligible for earned incentive release credits under the Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act (MRA).
The sponsor told the committee the bill would carve out multiple violent and predatory offenses — including first‑degree murder; various degrees of criminal sexual conduct where force or weapon use is involved; assaults on peace officers, prosecutors, judges or corrections employees; dangerous offender designations; certain gang‑related crimes; and some first‑ and second‑degree controlled‑substance offenses — making those people ineligible for the MRA early‑release credits.
David Zimmer of the…
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