Bill > H7134

This bill establishes the Rhode Island First Step Act, which mandates the Department of Corrections (DOC) to assist inmates with reintegration into society by providing counseling, medical care, and educational opportunities, and also allows for early sentence termination or placement in pre-release confinement for elderly and terminally ill offenders. The act defines "eligible elderly inmate" as someone at least 65 years old who has served two-thirds of their sentence and has no history of violence or escape, and an "eligible terminally ill inmate" as someone diagnosed with a terminal illness or requiring nursing home care who has also served two-thirds of their sentence and meets similar behavioral criteria. It also introduces provisions for sentencing considerations, dignity for female inmates, modification of sentences for extraordinary reasons or age, notification requirements for terminally ill inmates, credit for good behavior, mandatory functional literacy programs, and comprehensive pre-release planning and transitional services to prevent recidivism.

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