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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 85, 1329 | PRINTER'S NO. 1668 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, TARTAGLIONE, ERICKSON, M. WHITE, BRUBAKER, EARLL, FERLO, WOZNIAK, YUDICHAK, BROWNE AND BLAKE, JANUARY 12, 2011 |
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| AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, OCTOBER 17, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and | <-- |
2 | Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the |
3 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in burglary and other | <-- |
4 | criminal intrusion, further providing for the offense of |
5 | burglary; in Pennsylvania Commission on sentencing, further |
6 | providing for powers and duties and for publication of |
7 | guidelines; in sentences, further providing for sentences for |
8 | second and subsequent offenses, for sentencing generally and |
9 | for sentence of county intermediate punishment; providing for |
10 | court-imposed sanctions for offenders violating probation; |
11 | further providing for county intermediate punishment |
12 | programs; in visitation, further providing for general |
13 | provisions; in inmate prerelease plans, providing for time |
14 | eligibility for prerelease; in motivational boot camp, |
15 | further providing for definitions and for selection of inmate |
16 | participants; in State intermediate punishment, further |
17 | providing for definitions and for referral to State |
18 | intermediate punishment program; in recidivism risk reduction |
19 | incentive, further providing for definitions; establishing |
20 | the Safe Community Reentry Program; and providing for the |
21 | powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and |
22 | Parole and the Department of Corrections. |
23 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
24 | hereby enacts as follows: |
25 | Section 1. Sections 2153(a)(14) and (15), 2155, 9714(g) and | <-- |
26 | 9721(a.1) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes |
27 | are amended to read: |
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1 | Section 1. Section 3502 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
2 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
3 | § 3502. Burglary. |
4 | [(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of burglary if he |
5 | enters a building or occupied structure, or separately secured |
6 | or occupied portion thereof, with intent to commit a crime |
7 | therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public |
8 | or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. |
9 | (b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution for burglary |
10 | that the building or structure was abandoned.] |
11 | (a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of |
12 | burglary if, with the intent to commit a crime therein, the |
13 | person: |
14 | (1) enters a building or occupied structure, or |
15 | separately secured or occupied portion thereof that is |
16 | adapted for overnight accommodations in which at the time of |
17 | the offense any person is present; |
18 | (2) enters a building or occupied structure, or |
19 | separately secured or occupied portion thereof that is |
20 | adapted for overnight accommodations in which at the time of |
21 | the offense no person is present; |
22 | (3) enters a building or occupied structure, or |
23 | separately secured or occupied portion thereof that is not |
24 | adapted for overnight accommodations in which at the time of |
25 | the offense any person is present; or |
26 | (4) enters a building or occupied structure, or |
27 | separately secured or occupied portion thereof that is not |
28 | adapted for overnight accommodations in which at the time of |
29 | the offense no person is present. |
30 | (b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution for burglary if |
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1 | any of the following exists at the time of the commission of the |
2 | offense: |
3 | (1) The building or structure was abandoned. |
4 | (2) The premises are open to the public. |
5 | (3) The actor is licensed or privileged to enter. |
6 | (c) Grading.-- |
7 | (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), burglary is a |
8 | felony of the first degree. |
9 | (2) [If the building, structure or portion entered is |
10 | not adapted for overnight accommodation and if no individual |
11 | is present at the time of entry, burglary is a felony of the |
12 | second degree.] An offense under subsection (a)(4) is a |
13 | felony of the second degree. |
14 | (d) Multiple convictions.--A person may not be [convicted] |
15 | sentenced both for burglary and for the offense which it was his |
16 | intent to commit after the burglarious entry or for an attempt |
17 | to commit that offense, unless the additional offense |
18 | constitutes a felony of the first or second degree. |
19 | Section 1.1. Sections 2153(a)(14) and (15) and 2155 of Title |
20 | 42 are amended to read: |
21 | § 2153. Powers and duties. |
22 | (a) General rule.--The commission, pursuant to rules and |
23 | regulations, shall have the power to: |
24 | * * * |
25 | (14) Establish a program to systematically monitor |
26 | compliance with the guidelines, with the risk assessment |
27 | instrument, with recommitment ranges and with mandatory |
28 | sentencing laws to document eligibility for and releases |
29 | pursuant to a county reentry plan, to document eligibility |
30 | for and imposition of recidivism risk reduction incentive |
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1 | minimum sentences and to document all parole and reparole |
2 | decisions by the board and any other paroling authority by: |
3 | (i) Promulgating forms which document the |
4 | application of sentencing, resentencing and parole |
5 | guidelines, mandatory sentencing laws, risk assessment |
6 | instrument, releases pursuant to a county reentry plan, |
7 | recommitment ranges and recidivism risk reduction |
8 | incentive minimum sentences and collecting information on |
9 | all parole and reparole decisions by the board and any |
10 | other paroling authority. |
11 | (ii) Requiring the timely completion and electronic |
12 | submission of such forms to the commission. |
13 | (15) Prior to adoption of changes to guidelines for |
14 | sentencing, resentencing and parole, risk assessment |
15 | instrument and recommitment ranges following revocation, use |
16 | a correctional population simulation model to determine: |
17 | (i) Resources that are required under current |
18 | guidelines, risk assessment instrument and ranges. |
19 | (ii) Resources that would be required to carry out |
20 | any proposed changes to the guidelines, risk assessment |
21 | instrument and ranges. |
22 | * * * |
23 | § 2155. Publication of guidelines for sentencing, resentencing |
24 | and parole, risk assessment instrument and |
25 | recommitment ranges following revocation. |
26 | (a) General rule.--The commission shall: |
27 | (1) Prior to adoption, publish in the Pennsylvania |
28 | Bulletin all proposed sentencing guidelines, resentencing |
29 | guidelines following revocation of probation, county |
30 | intermediate punishment and State intermediate punishment, |
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1 | parole guidelines, risk assessment instrument and |
2 | recommitment ranges following revocation by the board of |
3 | paroles granted, and hold public hearings not earlier than 30 |
4 | days and not later than 60 days thereafter to afford an |
5 | opportunity for the following persons and organizations to |
6 | testify: |
7 | (i) Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. |
8 | (ii) Chiefs of Police Associations. |
9 | (iii) Fraternal Order of Police. |
10 | (iv) Public Defenders Organization. |
11 | (v) Law school faculty members. |
12 | (vi) State Board of Probation and Parole. |
13 | (vii) Department of Corrections. |
14 | (viii) Pennsylvania Bar Association. |
15 | (ix) Pennsylvania Wardens Association. |
16 | (x) Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole |
17 | and Corrections. |
18 | (xi) Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges. |
19 | (xii) Any other interested person or organization. |
20 | (2) Publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin sentencing |
21 | guidelines, resentencing guidelines following revocation of |
22 | probation, county intermediate punishment and State |
23 | intermediate punishment, parole guidelines, risk assessment |
24 | instrument and recommitment ranges following revocation by |
25 | the board of paroles granted as adopted by the commission. |
26 | (b) Rejection by General Assembly.--Subject to gubernatorial |
27 | review pursuant to section 9 of Article III of the Constitution |
28 | of Pennsylvania, the General Assembly may by concurrent |
29 | resolution reject in their entirety any guidelines, risk |
30 | assessment instrument or recommitment ranges adopted by the |
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1 | commission within 90 days of their publication in the |
2 | Pennsylvania Bulletin pursuant to subsection (a)(2). |
3 | (c) Effective date.-- |
4 | (1) Sentencing guidelines, resentencing guidelines |
5 | following revocation of probation, county intermediate |
6 | punishment and State intermediate punishment, parole |
7 | guidelines, risk assessment instrument and recommitment |
8 | ranges following revocation by the board of paroles granted, |
9 | adopted by the commission shall become effective 90 days |
10 | after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin pursuant to |
11 | subsection (a)(2) unless disapproved pursuant to subsection |
12 | (b) and shall apply to sentences and resentences and parole |
13 | decisions made after the effective date of the guidelines. |
14 | (2) If not disapproved, the [commissioners] commission |
15 | shall conduct training and orientation for trial court judges |
16 | and board members prior to the effective date of the |
17 | guidelines, risk assessment instrument and recommitment |
18 | ranges. |
19 | Section 1.2. Section 9714(g) of Title 42, amended July 7, | <-- |
20 | 2011 (P.L.220, No.40), is amended to read: |
21 | § 9714. Sentences for second and subsequent offenses. |
22 | * * * |
23 | (g) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "crime of |
24 | violence" means murder of the third degree, voluntary |
25 | manslaughter, manslaughter of a law enforcement officer as |
26 | defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507(c) or (d) (relating to criminal |
27 | homicide of law enforcement officer), murder of the third degree |
28 | involving an unborn child as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2604(c) |
29 | (relating to murder of unborn child), aggravated assault of an |
30 | unborn child as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2606 (relating to |
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1 | aggravated assault of unborn child), aggravated assault as |
2 | defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to |
3 | aggravated assault), assault of law enforcement officer as |
4 | defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702.1 (relating to assault of law |
5 | enforcement officer), use of weapons of mass destruction as |
6 | defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2716(b) (relating to weapons of mass |
7 | destruction), terrorism as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2717(b)(2) |
8 | (relating to terrorism), trafficking of persons when the offense |
9 | is graded as a felony of the first degree as provided in 18 |
10 | Pa.C.S. § 3002 (relating to trafficking of persons), rape, |
11 | involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent |
12 | assault, incest, sexual assault, arson as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. |
13 | § 3301(a) (relating to arson and related offenses), ecoterrorism |
14 | as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3311(b)(2) (relating to |
15 | ecoterrorism), kidnapping, burglary [of a structure adapted for | <-- |
16 | overnight accommodation in which at the time of the offense any |
17 | person is present] as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3502(a)(1) | <-- |
18 | (relating to burglary), robbery as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § |
19 | 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to robbery), or robbery |
20 | of a motor vehicle, drug delivery resulting in death as defined | <-- |
21 | in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506(a) (relating to drug delivery resulting in |
22 | death), or criminal attempt, criminal conspiracy or criminal |
23 | solicitation to commit murder or any of the offenses listed |
24 | above, or an equivalent crime under the laws of this |
25 | Commonwealth in effect at the time of the commission of that |
26 | offense or an equivalent crime in another jurisdiction. |
27 | Section 1.3. Section 9721(a.1) of Title 42 is amended to | <-- |
28 | read: |
29 | § 9721. Sentencing generally. |
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1 | (a.1) Exception.-- |
2 | (1) Unless specifically authorized under section 9763 |
3 | (relating to a sentence of county intermediate punishment) or |
4 | Chapter 99 (relating to State intermediate punishment), |
5 | subsection (a) shall not apply where a mandatory minimum |
6 | sentence is otherwise provided by law. |
7 | (2) An eligible offender may be sentenced to State |
8 | intermediate punishment pursuant to subsection (a)(7) and as |
9 | described in Chapter 99 or to State motivational boot camp as |
10 | described in 61 Pa.C.S. Ch. 39 (relating to motivational boot |
11 | camp), even if a mandatory minimum sentence would otherwise |
12 | be provided by law. |
13 | (3) An eligible offender may be sentenced to total |
14 | confinement pursuant to subsection (a)(4) and a recidivism |
15 | risk reduction incentive minimum sentence pursuant to section |
16 | 9756(b.1) (relating to sentence of total confinement), even |
17 | if a mandatory minimum sentence would otherwise be provided |
18 | by law. |
19 | * * * |
20 | Section 2. Section 9763(c) heading of Title 42 is amended |
21 | and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
22 | § 9763. Sentence of county intermediate punishment. |
23 | * * * |
24 | (c) Restriction for certain Vehicle Code violations.-- |
25 | * * * |
26 | (c.1) Restriction for drug trafficking.-- |
27 | (1) Any person receiving a penalty imposed pursuant to |
28 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 (relating to drug trafficking sentencing |
29 | and penalties) where the sentence is imposed pursuant to 18 |
30 | Pa.C.S. § 7508(a)(1)(i), (2)(i), (3)(i), (4)(i) or (7)(i) may |
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1 | only be sentenced to county intermediate punishment after |
2 | undergoing a diagnostic assessment of dependency on alcohol |
3 | or other drugs. |
4 | (2) If the defendant is determined to be in need of drug |
5 | and alcohol treatment, the defendant may only be sentenced to |
6 | county intermediate punishment which includes participation |
7 | in clinically prescribed drug and alcohol treatment combined |
8 | with one or more of the following programs: |
9 | (i) a residential inpatient program or a residential |
10 | rehabilitative center; |
11 | (ii) house arrest with electronic surveillance; or |
12 | (iii) a partial confinement program, including, but |
13 | not limited to, work release, work camp and halfway |
14 | facility. |
15 | (3) If the defendant is determined not to be in need of |
16 | drug and alcohol treatment, the defendant may only be |
17 | sentenced to county intermediate punishment in: |
18 | (i) house arrest with electronic surveillance; |
19 | (ii) a partial confinement program, including, but |
20 | not limited to, work release, work camp and halfway |
21 | facility; or |
22 | (iii) any combination of the programs specified in |
23 | this paragraph. |
24 | (4) Each day of participation in a restrictive |
25 | intermediate punishment program or combination of programs |
26 | shall be considered the equivalent of and satisfy one day of |
27 | total confinement required pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 |
28 | where the sentence is imposed pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § |
29 | 7508(a)(1)(i), (2)(i), (3)(i), (4)(i) or (7)(i). |
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1 | Section 3. Title 42 is amended by adding a section to read: |
2 | § 9771.1. Court-imposed sanctions for offenders violating |
3 | probation. |
4 | (a) Program.--Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9771 |
5 | (relating to modification or revocation of order of probation), |
6 | the court of common pleas of a judicial district may establish a |
7 | program to impose swift, predictable and immediate sanctions on |
8 | offenders who violate their probation. |
9 | (b) Coordination with other officials.--The court shall work |
10 | with probation administrators and officers, jail administrators, |
11 | prosecutors, public defenders and law enforcement in the |
12 | judicial district to develop and implement the program. |
13 | (c) Eligibility.-- |
14 | (1) The court shall determine which offenders are |
15 | eligible for and admitted into the program. The program shall |
16 | focus on, but not be limited to, offenders who have committed |
17 | drug-related crimes. |
18 | (2) An offender shall be ineligible for the program if |
19 | the offender was convicted of a crime of violence as defined |
20 | in section 9714 (relating to sentences for second and |
21 | subsequent offenses) or of a crime requiring registration |
22 | under section 9795.1 (relating to registration). |
23 | (d) Warning hearing.-- |
24 | (1) The court shall hold a warning hearing for each |
25 | participant in the program to clearly communicate program |
26 | expectations and consequences and to encourage the |
27 | participant's compliance and success. |
28 | (2) The court shall emphasize the expectations that the |
29 | participant remain drug-free and comply with any treatment or |
30 | services ordered by the court as a condition of the |
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1 | participant's probation. |
2 | (3) The court shall put the participant on notice that |
3 | each probation violation, including missed appointments and |
4 | positive drug tests, will result in jail time as provided for |
5 | under subsection (g). |
6 | (e) Drug testing.--The program shall require, when |
7 | applicable, randomized drug testing. |
8 | (f) Violation hearing.--If a participant commits a probation |
9 | violation, the participant shall promptly be arrested and a |
10 | hearing shall be held no later than two business days after the |
11 | arrest date. |
12 | (g) Sanctions.-- |
13 | (1) The court shall impose a term of imprisonment of up |
14 | to: |
15 | (i) three days for a first violation; |
16 | (ii) seven days for a second violation; |
17 | (iii) fourteen days for a third violation; and |
18 | (iv) twenty-one days for a fourth or subsequent |
19 | violation of probation. |
20 | (2) The court may allow the term of imprisonment to be |
21 | served on weekends or other nonwork days for employed |
22 | probationers who have committed a first or second violation. |
23 | (3) The court may increase the conditions of probation, |
24 | including additional substance abuse treatment for a |
25 | participant who has failed one or more drug tests. |
26 | (h) Exceptions.--If the participant is able to provide a |
27 | compelling reason for the probation violation, the court may |
28 | grant an exception to the sanctions authorized under subsection |
29 | (g). |
30 | (i) Revocation of probation.-- |
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1 | (1) After a third violation, the court may revoke the |
2 | order of probation. |
3 | (2) Upon revocation, the sentencing alternatives shall |
4 | be the same as were available at the time of initial |
5 | sentencing, due consideration being given to the time spent |
6 | serving the order of probation. |
7 | (j) Local rules.--The court may adopt local rules for the | <-- |
8 | administration of this program. The |
9 | (j) Local rules.-- | <-- |
10 | (1) The court may adopt local rules for the |
11 | administration of this program. Except as provided for under |
12 | paragraph (2), the local rules may not be inconsistent with |
13 | this section or any rules adopted by the Supreme Court. |
14 | (2) The court may adopt local rules that are | <-- |
15 | inconsistent with subsection (g) regarding the terms of |
16 | imprisonment or other sanctions or conditions provided for |
17 | under subsection (g). |
18 | Section 4. Section 9804(b)(1) of Title 42 is amended and the |
19 | subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to read: |
20 | § 9804. County intermediate punishment programs. |
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22 | (b) Eligibility.-- |
23 | (1) (i) No person other than the eligible offender |
24 | shall be sentenced to a county intermediate punishment |
25 | program. |
26 | (ii) The prosecuting attorney, in the prosecuting |
27 | attorney's sole discretion, may advise the court that the |
28 | Commonwealth has elected to waive the eligibility |
29 | requirements of this chapter if the victim has been given |
30 | notice of the prosecuting attorney's intent to waive the |
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1 | eligibility requirements and an opportunity to be heard |
2 | on the issue. |
3 | (iii) The court, after considering victim input, may |
4 | refuse to accept the prosecuting attorney's waiver of the |
5 | eligibility requirements. |
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7 | (6) (i) Any person receiving a penalty imposed pursuant |
8 | to 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 (relating to drug trafficking |
9 | sentencing and penalties) where the sentence is imposed |
10 | pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508(a)(1)(i), (2)(i), (3)(i), |
11 | (4)(i) or (7)(i) may only be sentenced to county |
12 | intermediate punishment after undergoing a diagnostic |
13 | assessment of dependency on alcohol or other drugs. |
14 | (ii) If the defendant is determined to be in need of |
15 | drug and alcohol treatment, the defendant may only be |
16 | sentenced to county intermediate punishment which |
17 | includes participation in clinically prescribed drug and |
18 | alcohol treatment combined with one or more of the |
19 | following programs: |
20 | (A) a residential inpatient program or a |
21 | residential rehabilitative center; |
22 | (B) house arrest with electronic surveillance; |
23 | or |
24 | (C) a partial confinement program, including, |
25 | but not limited to, work release, work camp and |
26 | halfway facility. |
27 | (iii) If the defendant is determined not to be in |
28 | need of drug and alcohol treatment, the defendant may |
29 | only be sentenced to county intermediate punishment in: |
30 | (A) house arrest with electronic surveillance; |
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1 | (B) a partial confinement program, including, |
2 | but not limited to, work release, work camp and |
3 | halfway facility; or |
4 | (C) any combination of the programs specified in |
5 | this paragraph. |
6 | (iv) Each day of participation in a restrictive |
7 | intermediate punishment program or combination of |
8 | programs shall be considered the equivalent of and |
9 | satisfy one day of total confinement required pursuant to |
10 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 where the sentence is imposed pursuant |
11 | to 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508(a)(1)(i), (2)(i), (3)(i), (4)(i) or |
12 | (7)(i). |
13 | Section 5. Subchapter A heading of Chapter 35 of Title 61 is |
14 | amended to read: |
15 | SUBCHAPTER A |
16 | [GENERAL PROVISIONS] |
17 | (Reserved) |
18 | Section 6. Sections 3501, 3502 and 3503 of Title 61 are |
19 | amended to read: |
20 | § 3501. [Gubernatorial visitor for philanthropic purposes. |
21 | The Governor may appoint a person to visit, for philanthropic |
22 | purposes, correctional institutions. No expense shall be |
23 | incurred to the Commonwealth for the implementation of this |
24 | section.] (Reserved). |
25 | § 3502. [Official visitors. |
26 | (a) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of subsection |
27 | (b), the active or visiting committee of any society |
28 | incorporated for the purpose of visiting and instructing inmates |
29 | are hereby made official visitors of any correctional |
30 | institution, with the same powers, privileges and functions as |
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1 | are vested in the official visitors of correctional institutions |
2 | as now prescribed by law. |
3 | (b) Notice required.--No active or visiting committee as |
4 | identified in subsection (a) may visit a correctional |
5 | institution under this section unless notice of the names of the |
6 | members of the committee and the terms of their appointment are |
7 | given by the society, in writing, under its corporate seal, to |
8 | the chief administrator of the correctional institution.] |
9 | (Reserved). |
10 | § 3503. [Rights of official visitors. |
11 | (a) Visiting hours.--A person designated by law to be an |
12 | official visitor of a correctional institution may enter and |
13 | visit any correctional institution on any and every day, |
14 | including Sundays, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and at |
15 | such other times with the special permission of the chief |
16 | administrator. |
17 | (b) Confirmation of role.--All powers, functions and |
18 | privileges granted to official visitors of correctional |
19 | institutions under prior law are hereby confirmed. No official |
20 | visitor shall have the right or power to give or deliver to an |
21 | inmate during such visit any chattel or object whatsoever, |
22 | except objects and articles of religious or moral instruction or |
23 | use. |
24 | (c) Effect of violation.-- |
25 | (1) If an official visitor violates any provision of |
26 | this section, a chief administrator may apply to the court of |
27 | common pleas in the county wherein the correctional |
28 | institution is situated for a rule upon the official visitor |
29 | to show cause why he should not be deprived of his office. |
30 | (2) Upon proof to the satisfaction of the court, the |
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1 | court shall enter a decree against the official visitor |
2 | depriving him of all rights, privileges and functions of an |
3 | official visitor.] (Reserved). |
4 | Section 7. Title 61 is amended by adding a section to read: |
5 | § 3705. Time eligibility for prerelease. |
6 | (a) General rule.--To be time-eligible for placement in a |
7 | prerelease center, an inmate must: |
8 | (1) have completed at least one-half of the inmate's |
9 | minimum sentence; |
10 | (2) be within one year of completing the inmate's |
11 | minimum sentence; |
12 | (3) have no outstanding detainers; and |
13 | (4) satisfy the additional condition, as applicable, in | <-- |
14 | subsection (b). |
15 | (b) Additional condition.--If, at the time the inmate is |
16 | committed to the supervision of the department the inmate has: |
17 | (1) less than 12 months to serve until the inmate |
18 | completes the inmate's minimum sentence, the inmate must |
19 | serve at least three months in a State correctional |
20 | institution; |
21 | (2) at least 12 months to serve until the inmate |
22 | completes the inmate's minimum sentence but has less than 18 |
23 | months to serve until the inmate completes the inmate's |
24 | minimum sentence, the inmate must serve at least six months |
25 | in a State correction institution; or |
26 | (3) at least 18 months to serve until the inmate |
27 | completes the inmate's minimum sentence, the inmate must |
28 | serve at least nine months in a State correctional |
29 | institution. |
30 | (c) Exception.--Notwithstanding the provisions of |
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1 | subsections (a) and (b), no inmate shall be eligible for have | <-- |
2 | continuously served for a total of at least nine months in a |
3 | county jail or in a State correctional institution for that |
4 | sentence. |
5 | (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection |
6 | (a), no inmate shall be eligible for placement in a prerelease |
7 | center prior to the completion of the inmate's minimum sentence |
8 | if the inmate is serving a term of imprisonment for: |
9 | (1) a crime of violence as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. §9714 |
10 | (relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses); |
11 | or |
12 | (2) a crime requiring registration under 42 Pa.C.S. |
13 | §9795.1 (relating to registration). |
14 | Section 8. The definition of "eligible inmate" in section |
15 | 3903 of Title 61 is amended to read: |
16 | § 3903. Definitions. |
17 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
18 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
19 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
20 | * * * |
21 | "Eligible inmate." A person sentenced to a term of |
22 | confinement under the jurisdiction of the Department of |
23 | Corrections who is serving a term of confinement, the minimum of |
24 | which is not more than two years and the maximum of which is |
25 | five years or less, or an inmate who is serving a term of |
26 | confinement, the minimum of which is not more than three years |
27 | where that inmate is within two years of completing his minimum |
28 | term, and who has not reached [35] 40 years of age at the time |
29 | he is approved for participation in the motivational boot camp |
30 | program. The term shall not include any inmate who is subject to |
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1 | a sentence the calculation of which included an enhancement for |
2 | the use of a deadly weapon as defined pursuant to the sentencing |
3 | guidelines promulgated by the Pennsylvania Commission on |
4 | Sentencing or any inmate [serving a sentence for any violation |
5 | of one or more of the following provisions] with a current |
6 | conviction or a prior conviction within the past ten years for |
7 | any of the following offenses: |
8 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to murder). |
9 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary manslaughter). |
10 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506 (relating to drug delivery resulting in |
11 | death). |
12 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping). |
13 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape). |
14 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual |
15 | intercourse). |
16 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault). |
17 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent |
18 | assault). |
19 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a)(1)(i) (relating to arson and related |
20 | offenses). |
21 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3502 (relating to burglary) in the case of |
22 | burglary of a structure adapted for overnight accommodation |
23 | in which at the time of the offense any person is present. |
24 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to |
25 | robbery). |
26 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3702 (relating to robbery of motor vehicle). |
27 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 (a)(1)(iii), (2)(iii), (3)(iii) or (4) |
28 | (iii) (relating to drug trafficking sentencing and |
29 | penalties). |
30 | * * * |
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1 | Section 9. Section 3904 of Title 61 is amended by adding a |
2 | subsection to read: |
3 | § 3904. Selection of inmate participants. |
4 | * * * |
5 | (d) Waiver of eligibility requirements.-- |
6 | (1) The prosecuting attorney, in the prosecuting |
7 | attorney's sole discretion, may advise the court that the |
8 | Commonwealth has elected to waive the eligibility |
9 | requirements of this chapter if the victim has been given |
10 | notice of the prosecuting attorney's intent to waive the |
11 | eligibility requirements and an opportunity to be heard on |
12 | the issue. |
13 | (2) The court, after considering victim input, may |
14 | refuse to accept the prosecuting attorney's waiver of the |
15 | eligibility requirements. |
16 | Section 10. The definitions of "defendant" and "eligible |
17 | offender" in section 4103 of Title 61 are amended to read: |
18 | § 4103. Definitions. |
19 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
20 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
21 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
22 | * * * |
23 | "Defendant." An individual charged with a drug-related |
24 | offense, including an individual convicted of violating section |
25 | 13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, |
26 | No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and |
27 | Cosmetic Act, where the sentence was imposed pursuant 18 Pa.C.S. |
28 | § 7508(a)(1)(i), (2)(i), (3)(i), (4)(i) or (7)(i) (relating to |
29 | drug trafficking sentencing and penalties). |
30 | * * * |
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1 | "Eligible offender." Subject to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9721(a.1) |
2 | (relating to sentencing generally), a defendant designated by |
3 | the sentencing court as a person convicted of a drug-related |
4 | offense who: |
5 | (1) Has undergone an assessment performed by the |
6 | Department of Corrections, which assessment has concluded |
7 | that the defendant is in need of drug and alcohol addiction |
8 | treatment and would benefit from commitment to a drug |
9 | offender treatment program and that placement in a drug |
10 | offender treatment program would be appropriate. |
11 | (2) Does not demonstrate a history of present or past |
12 | violent behavior. |
13 | (3) Would be placed in the custody of the department if |
14 | not sentenced to State intermediate punishment. |
15 | (4) Provides written consent permitting release of |
16 | information pertaining to the defendant's participation in a |
17 | drug offender treatment program. |
18 | The term shall not include a defendant who is subject to a |
19 | sentence the calculation of which includes an enhancement for |
20 | the use of a deadly weapon, as defined pursuant to law or the |
21 | sentencing guidelines promulgated by the Pennsylvania Commission |
22 | on Sentencing, or a defendant [who has been convicted of a |
23 | personal injury crime as defined in section 103 of the act of |
24 | November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims |
25 | Act, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit such a crime or who |
26 | has been convicted of violating 18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to |
27 | incest), 5901 (relating to open lewdness), 6312 (relating to |
28 | sexual abuse of children), 6318 (relating to unlawful contact |
29 | with minor) or 6320 (relating to sexual exploitation of |
30 | children) or Ch. 76 Subch. C (relating to Internet child |
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1 | pornography)] with a current conviction or a prior conviction |
2 | within the past ten years for any of the following offenses: |
3 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to murder). |
4 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary manslaughter). |
5 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506 (relating to drug delivery resulting in |
6 | death). |
7 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping). |
8 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape). |
9 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual |
10 | intercourse). |
11 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault). |
12 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent |
13 | assault). |
14 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a)(1)(i) (relating to arson and related |
15 | offenses). |
16 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3502 (relating to burglary), in the case of |
17 | burglary of a structure adapted for overnight accommodation |
18 | in which at the time of the offense any person is present. |
19 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to |
20 | robbery). |
21 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 3702 (relating to robbery of motor vehicle). |
22 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 (a)(1)(iii), (2)(iii), (3)(iii) or (4) |
23 | (iii) (relating to drug trafficking sentencing and |
24 | penalties). |
25 | * * * |
26 | Section 11. Section 4104(a) 4104(a)(1) of Title 61 is | <-- |
27 | amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to | <-- |
28 | read: |
29 | § 4104. Referral to State intermediate punishment program. |
30 | (a) Referral for evaluation.-- |
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1 | * * * | <-- |
2 | (1) Prior to imposing a sentence, the court may[, upon | <-- |
3 | motion of the Commonwealth and agreement of the defendant,] |
4 | commit a defendant to the custody of the department for the |
5 | purpose of evaluating whether the defendant would benefit |
6 | from a drug offender treatment program and whether placement |
7 | in the drug offender treatment program is appropriate. |
8 | (1.1) (i) The prosecuting attorney, in the prosecuting |
9 | attorney's sole discretion, may advise the court that the |
10 | Commonwealth has elected to waive the eligibility |
11 | requirements of this chapter, if the victim has been |
12 | given notice of the prosecuting attorney's intent to |
13 | waive the eligibility requirements and an opportunity to |
14 | be heard on the issue. |
15 | (ii) The court, after considering victim input, may |
16 | refuse to accept the prosecuting attorney's waiver of the |
17 | eligibility requirements. |
18 | * * * |
19 | Section 12. The definition of "eligible offender" in section |
20 | 4503 of Title 61 is amended to read: |
21 | § 4503. Definitions. |
22 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
23 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
24 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
25 | * * * |
26 | "Eligible offender." A defendant or inmate convicted of a |
27 | criminal offense who will be committed to the custody of the |
28 | department and who meets all of the following eligibility |
29 | requirements: |
30 | (1) Does not demonstrate a history of present or past |
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1 | violent behavior. |
2 | (2) Has not been subject to a sentence the calculation |
3 | of which includes an enhancement for the use of a deadly |
4 | weapon as defined under law or the sentencing guidelines |
5 | promulgated by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing or |
6 | the attorney for the Commonwealth has not demonstrated that |
7 | the defendant has been found guilty of or was convicted of an |
8 | offense involving a deadly weapon or offense under 18 Pa.C.S. |
9 | Ch. 61 (relating to firearms and other dangerous articles) or |
10 | the equivalent offense under the laws of the United States or |
11 | one of its territories or possessions, another state, the |
12 | District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a |
13 | foreign nation. |
14 | (3) Has not been found guilty of or previously convicted |
15 | of or adjudicated delinquent for or an attempt or conspiracy |
16 | to commit a [personal injury crime as defined under section | <-- |
17 | 103 of the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known |
18 | as the Crime Victims Act] crime of violence as defined in 42 | <-- |
19 | Pa.C.S. § 9714(g) (relating to sentences for second and |
20 | subsequent offenses) except for an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § | <-- |
21 | 2701 (relating to simple assault) when the offense is a |
22 | misdemeanor of the third degree, or an equivalent offense |
23 | under the laws of the United States or one of its territories |
24 | or possessions, another state, the District of Columbia, the |
25 | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a foreign nation. |
26 | (4) Has not been found guilty or previously convicted or |
27 | adjudicated delinquent for violating any of the following |
28 | provisions or an equivalent offense under the laws of the |
29 | United States or one of its territories or possessions, |
30 | another state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of |
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1 | Puerto Rico or a foreign nation: |
2 | [18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to incest).] |
3 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 5901 (relating to open lewdness). |
4 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of |
5 | children). |
6 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 6318 (relating to unlawful contact with |
7 | minor). |
8 | 18 Pa.C.S. § 6320 (relating to sexual exploitation of |
9 | children). |
10 | 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 76 Subch. C (relating to Internet |
11 | child pornography). |
12 | Received a criminal sentence pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § |
13 | 9712.1 (relating to sentences for certain drug offenses |
14 | committed with firearms). |
15 | Any offense listed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.1 |
16 | (relating to registration). |
17 | (5) Is not awaiting trial or sentencing for additional |
18 | criminal charges, if a conviction or sentence on the |
19 | additional charges would cause the defendant to become |
20 | ineligible under this definition. |
21 | (6) Has not been found guilty or previously convicted of |
22 | violating section 13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of the act of April |
23 | 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, |
24 | Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, where the sentence was imposed |
25 | pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508(a)(1)(iii), (2)(iii), (3)(iii), |
26 | (4)(iii), (7)(iii) or (8)(iii) (relating to drug trafficking |
27 | sentencing and penalties). |
28 | * * * |
29 | Section 13. Title 61 is amended by adding a chapter to read: |
30 | CHAPTER 49 |
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1 | SAFE COMMUNITY REENTRY |
2 | Sec. |
3 | 4901. Scope of chapter. |
4 | 4902. Definitions. |
5 | 4903. Safe Community Reentry Program. |
6 | 4904. Contract for services. |
7 | 4905. Rules and regulations. |
8 | 4906. Study and report. |
9 | § 4901. Scope of chapter. |
10 | This chapter relates to the Safe Community Reentry Program. |
11 | § 4902. Definitions. |
12 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
13 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
14 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
15 | "Community-based programs." Programs which are administered |
16 | and operated outside of a correctional institution. |
17 | "Community organization." A community, faith-based or other |
18 | private charitable organization which is organized as a |
19 | nonprofit corporation or nonprofit unincorporated association |
20 | under the laws of the United States or this Commonwealth which |
21 | is authorized to do business in this Commonwealth as a nonprofit |
22 | corporation or unincorporated association under the laws of this |
23 | Commonwealth. |
24 | "Institutional-based programs." Programs which are |
25 | administered and operated within a correctional institution. |
26 | "Offender." An inmate in a correctional institution or a |
27 | person released from incarceration. |
28 | "Program." The Safe Community Reentry Program established in |
29 | this chapter. |
30 | § 4903. Safe Community Reentry Program. |
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1 | (a) Program established.--The department, in cooperation and |
2 | coordination with the board, shall establish a comprehensive |
3 | program to reduce recidivism and ensure the successful reentry |
4 | of offenders into the community. The program shall provide |
5 | offenders with access to a full continuum of services during |
6 | incarceration and upon release during their transition and |
7 | reintegration into the community. |
8 | (b) Assessment and plan.-- |
9 | (1) The department shall assess each offender entering |
10 | into the State correctional system to determine which |
11 | treatment services, programs and skills the offender needs to |
12 | develop to be successful in the community following the |
13 | offender's release. |
14 | (2) The department shall assist each offender in |
15 | developing a reentry plan for the offender. The reentry plan |
16 | shall include the offender's educational, employment, housing |
17 | and treatment needs as appropriate and necessary to encourage |
18 | the successful transition and reintegration of the offender |
19 | into the community. |
20 | (3) The department shall coordinate the specifics of the |
21 | offender's reentry plan with the educational, vocational |
22 | training and treatment services that will be provided to the |
23 | offender during the offender's incarceration. |
24 | (c) Transition and reintegration programs.--The department |
25 | shall identify a comprehensive network of transition and |
26 | reintegration programs to address the needs of offenders |
27 | released from incarceration. |
28 | (d) Community organizations.-- |
29 | (1) The department and the board shall use community |
30 | organizations to assist the department and the board in |
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1 | meeting the needs of offenders reentering the community. |
2 | (2) The department and the board shall develop and |
3 | maintain a list of community organizations available to |
4 | provide services. |
5 | (3) Community organizations may provide services |
6 | including education, vocational training, follow-up treatment |
7 | services, support with finding housing and employment and may |
8 | help with family issues and other elements of life after |
9 | incarceration. |
10 | (4) The department and the board may refer offenders to |
11 | community organizations on the list. |
12 | (e) Sharing of information.-- |
13 | (1) The department and the board may share information |
14 | about offenders with the entities the department and the |
15 | board contract with under section 4704 (relating to contract |
16 | for services) and other agencies and providers of services as |
17 | necessary to adequately assess and address the needs of each |
18 | offender. |
19 | (2) This subsection shall not apply to the disclosure of |
20 | an offender's personal health information unless the offender |
21 | consents to the disclosure. |
22 | (3) This subsection shall not be construed to permit |
23 | disclosure of personal health information if the disclosure |
24 | violates the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability |
25 | Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936) or other |
26 | Federal or State law. |
27 | § 4904. Contract for services. |
28 | (a) Duty of department and board.--As part of the program, |
29 | the department and the board may contract with private vendors, |
30 | including community organizations, units of local government and |
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1 | other entities to provide for reintegration and transitional |
2 | programs and services, which may include institutional-based and |
3 | community-based programs. The programs and services provided |
4 | under these contracts may include: |
5 | (1) Assisting in the development of each offender's |
6 | reentry plan. |
7 | (2) Coordinating the supervision and services provided |
8 | to offenders in correctional institutions with any |
9 | supervision and services provided to offenders who have been |
10 | released from incarceration. |
11 | (3) Providing offenders awaiting release with documents |
12 | that are necessary after release, including identification |
13 | papers, referrals to services, medical prescriptions, job |
14 | training certificates, apprenticeship papers, information on |
15 | obtaining public assistance and other documents useful in |
16 | achieving a successful transition from a correctional |
17 | institution to the community. |
18 | (4) Involving county agencies whose programs and |
19 | initiatives strengthen inmate reentry services for offenders |
20 | who have been returned to the county of their jurisdiction. |
21 | (5) Providing structured programs, post-release housing |
22 | and transitional housing, including group homes for |
23 | recovering substance abusers, through which offenders are |
24 | provided supervision and services immediately following |
25 | reentry into the community. |
26 | (6) Assisting offenders in securing permanent housing |
27 | upon release or following a stay in post-release or |
28 | transitional housing. |
29 | (7) Continuing to link offenders with health resources |
30 | for health services that were provided to them when they were |
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1 | under the jurisdiction of the department, including mental |
2 | health, substance abuse treatment, aftercare and treatment |
3 | services for contagious diseases. |
4 | (8) Providing education, job training, English as a |
5 | second language programs, work experience programs, self- |
6 | respect and life skills training and other skills needed to |
7 | achieve self-sufficiency for a successful transition from |
8 | incarceration. |
9 | (9) Facilitating collaboration among corrections |
10 | administrators, technical schools, community colleges and the |
11 | work force development and employment service sectors so that |
12 | there are efforts to: |
13 | (i) Promote, where appropriate, the employment of |
14 | offenders released from correctional institutions and |
15 | facilitate the creation of job opportunities, including |
16 | transitional jobs, for such offenders that will also |
17 | benefit communities. |
18 | (ii) Connect offenders to employment, including |
19 | supportive employment and employment services, before |
20 | their release from correctional institutions. |
21 | (iii) Address barriers to employment, including |
22 | obtaining a driver's license. |
23 | (10) Assessing the literacy and educational needs of |
24 | offenders and providing appropriate services to meet those |
25 | needs, including follow-up assessments and long-term |
26 | services. |
27 | (11) Addressing systems under which family members of |
28 | offenders are involved with facilitating the successful |
29 | reentry of those offenders into the community, including |
30 | removing obstacles to the maintenance of family relationships |
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1 | while the offender is in custody, strengthening the family's |
2 | capacity to establish and maintain a stable living situation |
3 | during the reentry process where appropriate and involving |
4 | family members in the planning and implementation of the |
5 | reentry process. |
6 | (12) Facilitating visitation and maintenance of family |
7 | relationships with respect to offenders by addressing |
8 | obstacles such as travel, telephone costs, mail restrictions |
9 | and restrictive visitation policies. |
10 | (13) Addressing barriers to the visitation of children |
11 | with an incarcerated parent and maintenance of the parent- |
12 | child relationship, including, but not limited to, the |
13 | location of facilities in remote areas, telephone costs, mail |
14 | restrictions and visitation policies. |
15 | (14) Creating mentoring programs designed to assist |
16 | offenders in changing the offenders' pattern of behavior so |
17 | that the offenders will not revictimize their victims or have |
18 | new victims. Mentoring may occur inside the correctional |
19 | institution and in the community once the offender is |
20 | released. The mentor shall: |
21 | (i) Act as a role model for the offender. |
22 | (ii) Foster a caring and supportive relationship by |
23 | creating an independence from and not a dependence upon |
24 | the mentor or the system as a whole. |
25 | (iii) Encourage positive self-concept. |
26 | (iv) Teach and aid in goal setting. |
27 | (v) Support other positive relationships within the |
28 | community. |
29 | (vi) Assist in linking the offender to community- |
30 | based services. |
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1 | (vii) Promote appropriate, positive family |
2 | relationships. |
3 | (viii) Help develop personal accountability and |
4 | personal responsibility. |
5 | (15) Facilitating and encouraging timely and complete |
6 | payment of restitution and fines by offenders to victims and |
7 | the community. |
8 | (b) Accountability.--To ensure accountability, any contract |
9 | entered under this section shall contain specific performance |
10 | measures that the department and the board shall use to evaluate |
11 | compliance with the terms of the contract. |
12 | § 4905. Rules and regulations. |
13 | The department and board may promulgate rules and regulations |
14 | as deemed necessary to implement this chapter. |
15 | § 4906. Study and report. |
16 | (a) Study.--The department shall conduct and coordinate |
17 | research to determine whether the program established under |
18 | section 4903 (relating to Safe Community Reentry Program) |
19 | reduces recidivism rates. |
20 | (b) Report.--Not later than February 1 of each even-numbered |
21 | year, the department shall present a report of the research |
22 | conducted or coordinated under subsection (a) to the Judiciary |
23 | Committee of the Senate and the Judiciary Committee of the House |
24 | of Representatives. The report shall evaluate the program and, |
25 | if appropriate, make recommendations for legislation. |
26 | Section 14. This act shall take effect in 60 days. as | <-- |
27 | follows: |
28 | (1) The addition of 61 Pa.C.S. § 3705 shall take effect |
29 | in one year. |
30 | (2) This section shall take effect immediately. |
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1 | (3) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60 |
2 | days. |
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