HB 2214 - DIGEST

Directs the Washington state institute for public policy to study the sentencing reform act. The study shall: (1) Evaluate the sentencing reform act in light of its intended purposes as set forth in RCW 9.94A.010;

(2) Compare the sentencing reform act to other systems of sentencing adult offenders in the United States; and

(3) Recommend a design for a more ideal and stably maintained criminal justice system.

Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to report its findings to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 2008.