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Senate amends sentencing bill to allow '1 year to life' minimum for certain offenders
Summary
Senate Bill 287 was amended on the floor to change some mandatory-minimum sentencing provisions to a '1 year to life' structure, a move backers said would give the Board of Pardons greater ability to review and require treatment while preserving a mandatory minimum. The amended bill was returned to the House for concurrence.
The Utah Senate on March 1 considered amendments to Senate Bill 287, a sentencing measure the House transmitted with changes. Senator Beatty introduced a major amendment that would change the sentencing structure for certain sexual offenders to a '1 year to life' minimum-maximum scheme.
Beatty described the amendment as preserving a mandatory minimum while allowing parole and pardon authorities to conduct professional reviews…
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