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Kansas corrections committee hears bill to bar certain registrants from off-site work and educational release
Summary
The Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice heard House Bill 25-27, which would bar inmates with convictions or adjudications that require offender registration from off-site work- or educational-release programs; proponents cited a survivor’s distressing letter and public-safety concerns, while opponents warned the measure is overly broad and could undercut reentry and employment supports.
A Kansas legislative committee on corrections on Monday heard emotional testimony and sharp questions about House Bill 25-27, legislation that would prohibit inmates with convictions or adjudications requiring offender registration from participating in work-release or educational-release programs off prison grounds.
Representative Megan Steele, who introduced the bill, told the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice the measure ‘‘would ensure that inmates with prior convictions or adjudications for crimes requiring offender registration are not eligible for work release or educational release outside of the prison walls.’’ She said the bill responds to a case in which a survivor received a letter from the Department of Corrections informing her that the person who attacked her had been deemed eligible for off-site work release.
Jason Thompson of the Revisor’s Office…
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