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PA SB835
PA SB835In sentencing, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole for reasons of age or illness and for medical parole due to public or disaster emergency related to health or contagious disease outbreak; and abrogating regulations.
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Introduced
08/11/2021
08/11/2021
In Committee
08/11/2021
08/11/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, repealing provisions relating to transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment; in Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, providing for parole for reasons of age or illness and for medical parole due to public or disaster emergency related to health or contagious disease outbreak; and abrogating regulations.
AI Summary
This bill amends Pennsylvania's Judiciary and Prisons and Parole laws to:
1) Repeal provisions relating to the transfer of inmates in need of medical treatment to hospitals, long-term care facilities, or hospices.
2) Provide for parole of inmates age 55 or older who have served at least 25 years or half their minimum sentence and have a terminal illness, chronic/debilitating medical condition, serious functional/cognitive impairment, or deteriorating health due to aging. The bill outlines requirements for inmate petitions, victim notifications, and the parole board's decision process.
3) Allow the parole board to grant "medical parole" to vulnerable inmates during public health emergencies or contagious disease outbreaks in correctional facilities.
4) Abrogate any regulations inconsistent with the provisions of the bill.
The bill aims to improve medical care and release options for aging or seriously ill inmates in Pennsylvania.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (15)
Sharif Street (D)*,
Camera Bartolotta (R),
Amanda Cappelletti (D),
Maria Collett (D),
Carolyn Comitta (D),
Jay Costa (D),
Art Haywood (D),
John Kane (D),
Tim Kearney (D),
Katie Muth (D),
Nikil Saval (D),
Judy Schwank (D),
Tina Tartaglione (D),
Lindsey Williams (D),
Tony Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to JUDICIARY (on 08/11/2021)
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