AN ACT

 

1Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, further providing for parole power.

3The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4hereby enacts as follows:

5Section 1. Section 6137(a) of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania
6Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph and
7subsection (c)(3) is amended by adding a subparagraph to read:

8§ 6137. Parole power.

9(a) General criteria for parole.--

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11(6) Any inmate granted parole shall serve out any
12remaining time on the prison or jail sentence in an approved
13group-based housing facility or at the inmate's home with
14electronic monitoring.

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16(c) Administrative parole.--

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18(3) An eligible offender placed on administrative parole

1shall do all of the following:

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3(v) Serve out the remainder of the imposed prison or
4jail sentence either at an approved group-based housing
5facility in the offender's county or serve out the
6remainder of the imposed prison or jail sentence at the
7offender's home with electronic monitoring.

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9Section 2. The amendment or addition of 61 Pa.C.S. § 6137(a)
10and (c)(3) shall apply to any inmate who applies for parole or
11is granted parole on or after the effective date of this act.

12Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.