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House passes intensive parole pilot after budget and safety debate
Summary
House Bill 2, an intensive parole/early release program focused on nonviolent offenders, passed after floor amendments and discussion about costs and public safety; sponsor said the Department of Corrections and Board of Pardons support the approach and projected potential savings to delay prison construction.
House Bill 2, introduced by Representative Arlie Ellerton, would authorize the Department of Corrections to develop an intensive parole/early release program for qualifying nonviolent inmates, paired with electronic surveillance and reduced parole caseloads.
Ellerton told the House the program would target nonviolent offenders (excluding serious violent crimes such as offenses against children referenced in the transcript) and would require monitoring, work and…
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