Bill > HB1739

This bill establishes a new Corrections Overview Task Force, composed of thirteen members including legislative committee chairs, the Commissioner of Corrections, the State Public Defender, a circuit court judge, the Executive Director of PEER (Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review), the Chair of the Parole Board, the Commissioner of Public Safety, the President of the Sheriffs' Association, the Attorney General, and an advocate for offenders and families, to analyze data on inmate deaths, suicides, and program effectiveness, track recommendations from previous task forces, assess parole issues and inmate transition readiness, monitor drug use and educational programs, review sentencing standards and crime classifications, and submit annual reports with recommendations for improvements and cost control; it also mandates the task force to examine unexpected inmate fatalities, develop recommendations for the Department of Corrections and legislature to prevent future deaths, and issue public reports and corrective action plans within specific timelines, while also repealing the existing Corrections and Criminal Justice Task Force and transferring its duties to the new task force, with the changes taking effect on July 1, 2026.

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