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Senate amends and advances intensive early‑release bill to third reading after debate over electronic monitoring and public safety
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 2 to third reading after adopting an amendment that narrows eligibility and requires the Board of Pardons to find a 'minimal risk' standard; senators debated fiscal notes, monitoring technology and treatment availability.
The Utah Senate advanced House Bill 2 on Feb. 2, 1993, a measure authorizing an intensive early‑release parole program that uses electronic monitoring for eligible inmates, placing the bill on the third‑reading calendar after adopting a floor amendment that narrows eligibility and raises the standard for release.
Sponsor remarks focused on costs and capacity: the floor sponsor said the state spends "between 17 and $20,000 a year to house an inmate in the Utah correctional program," arguing electronic home confinement could avoid immediate capital expansion and help manage overcrowding. He described the…
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