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Commission supports bill to expand earned release time and add survivor-led pilot at WCCW
Summary
The Sensing Guideline Commission voted to support bill 1239, which would standardize earned release eligibility at up to 33%, make certain enhancements eligible for earned time, and direct a DOC-established peer-led survivor-and-recovery pilot at WCCW; DOC said it will provide written testimony 'other.'
The Sensing Guideline Commission voted to support bill 1239 at its Jan. 16 special meeting, endorsing a package that would make earned release time uniformly available up to 33%, change eligibility for some sentence enhancements, and create a Department of Corrections peer-led survivor-and-recovery pilot at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW).
Staff explained the major change is replacing the previous tiered earned-release percentages with a uniform 33% cap, and noted…
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