Post by Logan on Feb 11, 2016 3:17:20 GMT -6
CHEYENNE – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that seeks broad reforms of the state’s criminal justice system.
If passed, Senate File 48 would grant judges more leeway in determining what happens to both first-time felony offenders, as well as nonviolent drug offenders and other parolees.
The bill aims to lessen the strain on the state’s prison system by providing various alternative sentencing options for those deemed less of a risk to society.
For example, currently first-time felony offenders may plead guilty to their crime and be sentenced to a term of probation, while the conviction itself is never entered onto their record. SF 48 seeks to amend the maximum probation term for misdemeanor offenders to just three years, with a five-year cap for felony offenders.
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/new-senate-committee-oks-criminal-justice-reform-bills/article_b724efb0-d026-11e5-851b-8b29c1876af6.html
If passed, Senate File 48 would grant judges more leeway in determining what happens to both first-time felony offenders, as well as nonviolent drug offenders and other parolees.
The bill aims to lessen the strain on the state’s prison system by providing various alternative sentencing options for those deemed less of a risk to society.
For example, currently first-time felony offenders may plead guilty to their crime and be sentenced to a term of probation, while the conviction itself is never entered onto their record. SF 48 seeks to amend the maximum probation term for misdemeanor offenders to just three years, with a five-year cap for felony offenders.
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/new-senate-committee-oks-criminal-justice-reform-bills/article_b724efb0-d026-11e5-851b-8b29c1876af6.html