Low-risk Sex Offender Community-based Treatment
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2017 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning allowing low-risk sex offenders to receive required sex offender treatment in a community-based program.
Bill Summary:
The bill requires the sex offender management board, in collaboration with the department of corrections, the judicial department, and the parole board, and in consultation with sex offender research experts, to establish evidence-based criteria for the release of low-risk offenders. The bill requires the department of corrections to allow a low-risk sex offender to complete his or her required treatment in a community-based program if the department does not have sufficient prison-based treatment for the offender. The bill prohibits the parole board from denying parole to a low-risk sex offender because the offender did not complete treatment if the offender is seeking release to complete treatment in a community-based program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Committees
Senate
Judiciary
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2017 | Introduced |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer Senate Bill 17-141, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. | Vote summary |
| The motion | Vote summary |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 02/22/2017 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Postpone Indefinitely |
| 01/31/2017 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |