SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 1270

BYRepresentatives Braddock, Brooks, D. Sommers, Kremen, Vekich, Dellwo, Hine, May and P. King;by request of Department of Corrections

Revising provisions relating to work training release.

House Committe on Health Care

Senate Committee on Health Care & Corrections

Senate Hearing Date(s):February 18, 1988

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Deccio, Chairman; Kreidler, Niemi, Smith, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Dee Knapp (786-7452)

                  February 19, 1988

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE & CORRECTIONS, FEBRUARY 18, 1988

BACKGROUND:

The law authorizes a maximum of three months in work release for offenders with sentences of less than three years and up to six months for offenders with sentences of three or more. The three month work release program has been shown to be less effective than a six month program in aiding the offender transition more effectively into the community.

SUMMARY:

No more than the final six months of an offender's sentence may be served in a partial confinement work release program.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      available

Senate Committee - Testified: Representative Dennis Braddock (pro); Nancy Campbell , Dept. of Corrections (pro); Roxanne Park, Sentencing Guidelines Commission (con); Joe Lehman, Dept. of Corrections (pro); Bob LaLanne, Pioneer Fellowship House (pro); Larry Fehr, Washington Council on Crime & Delinquency (pro)