AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Summary

The bill lets people charged with a felony who have survived domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking ask a court to reduce their prison term if that abuse helped cause the crime. Defendants must provide documented proof and the court can lower the sentence even when a mandatory minimum applies. It aims to recognize the impact of victimization on criminal behavior and to make sentencing more equitable.

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