HB 2226 - DIGEST

     Provides that a person is guilty of aggravated escape if:  (1) He or she escapes from the special commitment center on McNeil Island;

     (2) He or she escapes from the less restrictive alternative treatment facility for sexually violent predators established on McNeil Island pursuant to section 2, chapter . . ., Laws of 2001 (House Bill No. 2223);

     (3) He or she is a resident of the less restrictive alternative treatment facility referenced in (b) of this subsection and he or she escapes from his or her escorted supervision while off the premises of such facility; or

     (4) He or she is a sexually violent predator on court-ordered conditional release as provided under RCW 71.09.090 residing in a location other than that specified in (a) or (b) of this subsection and he or she leaves, or remains absent from, the state of Washington without prior court authorization.

     Declares that aggravated escape is a class A felony.  Any person convicted of the crime of aggravated escape shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release or parole.  This term is mandatory and may not be varied or modified under RCW 9.94A.390 or any other provision of law.  A person sentenced to life imprisonment under this section is not eligible for community custody, earned release time, furlough, home detention, partial confinement, work crew, work release, or any other form of early release authorized under RCW 9.94A.150, or any other form of authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility while not in the direct custody of a corrections officer, except in the case of an offender in need of emergency medical treatment.