Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Summary
The bill lets inmates who are 60 or older, serving life without parole for a first- or second-degree murder committed before Oct. 1 1984, and who have no prior dangerous felony or sex‑offense convictions, receive a parole hearing after serving 30 years. The parole board would weigh the inmate’s conduct, rehabilitation, support plan, and risk assessments before granting release, and any parolee would be supervised for at least five years. It provides a narrow parole pathway while preserving existing clemency powers.
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