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Survivors and advocates urge mandatory supervision for stalking convictions in Senate hearing
Summary
Senate Bill 6,249 would require post-release supervision for people convicted of stalking; victims and advocates told the committee supervision could prevent repeat violence and cited cases where lack of supervision preceded homicide and severe reoffending.
Senate Bill 6,249, which would require supervision by the Department of Corrections for all stalking convictions, drew testimony from survivors, victim advocates and a public defender at a Jan. 28 Senate Human Services Committee hearing.
Will Tronson, committee staff, explained the bill’s intent during an initial briefing: stalking can currently be charged as a gross misdemeanor or, in certain circumstances, a class B felony; sentencing often includes probation or community custody but stalking convictions can be screened out of supervision. The bill would make…
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