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Introduced
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
In Committee
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
193rd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to parole and establishing a restorative justice program. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill aims to reduce mass incarceration in Massachusetts. It proposes several key changes:
1. Expanding parole eligibility for prisoners serving multiple life sentences by allowing them to be eligible for parole after 25 years of their second or most recent sentence.
2. Removing certain exceptions that previously excluded some prisoners from parole eligibility, such as those serving life sentences for first-degree murder and those confined to the hospital at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Bridgewater.
3. Allowing prisoners convicted of first-degree murder to be eligible for parole after a term of years fixed by the court, rather than being ineligible for parole.
4. Establishing a Restorative Justice program within prisons to facilitate interaction between prisoners, victims, and community members with the goal of understanding and addressing the impact of the offense.
The bill also sets a general limit of 25 years of imprisonment without a parole hearing, with some exceptions, and applies the changes retroactively to those previously convicted.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (29)
Chris Worrell (D)*,
James Arena-Derosa (D),
Shirley Arriaga (D),
Christine Barber (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Pat Duffy (D),
Lydia Edwards (D),
Dylan Fernandes (D),
Pat Haddad (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Russell Holmes (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Rita Mendes (D),
Sam Montaño (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Priscila Sousa (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Bud Williams (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4831 (on 07/22/2024)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1821 |
BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1821.pdf |
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