Archive: Recidivism

  • Resolution In Support Of The Second Chance Act March 15, 2013

    Resolution In Support Of The Second Chance Act WHEREAS, more and more people are being released from prison and jail in the US every year.   Two million Americans are serving time in prison and ninety-seven percent of those people [...]

  • Treatment Center Accountability Act March 15, 2013

    Treatment Center Accountability Act Summary This Act would require public treatment centers to track participants in their programs for at least one year to assess whether they are staying off drugs. Additionally, this Act requires centers to administer random drug [...]

  • Open Parole Hearings Act March 15, 2013

    Open Parole Hearings Act Summary This Act would require the department of corrections to notify victims of crime of upcoming parole hearings at least 30 days in advance of such hearings. The Act would also require the parole board to [...]

  • Juvenile Offender Performance Incentive Funding Act March 15, 2013

    Juvenile Offender Performance Incentive Funding Act Summary The provisions of this act are intended to incentivize the reduction of juvenile re-offending, reduce costs to taxpayers, and increase victim restitution, by giving probation departments a share of the savings to the [...]

  • Resolution in Support of Evidence-based Medical Treatment for Substance Use Disorders March 15, 2013

    Resolution in Support of Evidence-based Medical Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Summary State spending on corrections has grown faster than almost any other budget item in the past 20 years, reaching nearly $50 billion dollars. Prison populations have risen dramatically [...]

  • Remote Video Court Appearances Act March 15, 2013

    Remote Video Court Appearances Act Summary The Remote Video Court Appearances Act allows the court to dispense with the personal appearance of a defendant, except an appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance by means of [...]

  • The Provisional Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act February 7, 2013

    The Provisional Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act Summary This bill allows certain ex-offenders to obtain a provisional, or probationary, occupational license if they are otherwise qualified.  Research indicates that a person who has been law abiding for at least five years [...]

  • Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act February 6, 2013

    Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act  Summary This legislation would immunize employers who hire ex-offenders without a violent or sex offense from being sued on that basis alone. Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.}  This Act [...]