Panel hears work-group-backed changes to supervision condition process aimed at reducing revocations
A DOC-backed working-session presentation on SB 70 outlined a streamlined process for probation/parole officers to seek removal of obsolete supervision conditions and argued that fewer blanket conditions would let officers focus on higher-risk individuals, improving public safety.
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At a working session, Caitlin Flood of the Crime and Justice Institute and John Schaffer (quality assurance manager for probation and parole, Montana Department of Corrections) outlined the rationale and mechanics behind SB 70, a bill to streamline modification of supervision conditions.
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