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Senate Judiciary Committee advances bill delaying release for violent offenders who target protected groups
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB 622, which would require certain violent felony offenders who targeted victims based on membership in a "recognizable and identifiable group" to serve a minimum of 80% of their sentence and would create a registry; the committee debated whether the measure functions as a hate-crimes law and heard competing testimony.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance SB 622, a measure that would delay release for certain violent felony offenders who targeted victims because of membership in a "recognizable and identifiable group," and would require those convicted under the aggravating circumstance to serve at least 80% of the original applicable sentence.
The bill, presented by Senator Hickey, would apply only after a defendant is convicted of one of the listed violent crimes. "This bill provides for delayed release for certain violent felony offenders," Hickey said, and the measure creates "a registry through the Arkansas Crime Information Center of persons who are sentenced under the offense of…
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