Bill > H0785

This bill mandates that the Department of Corrections (DOC) consider the specific healthcare needs of inmates over 50 years old and establish tailored health standards for this population, while also creating a supervised conditional elderly release program for inmates 65 and older who meet certain criteria, including having served at least 50% of their sentence and not having serious prior felony convictions or recent disciplinary issues. This program allows eligible elderly inmates to potentially serve a lower minimum percentage of their sentences, and expands eligibility for conditional medical release to include "elderly and infirm inmates," defined as those 65 or older with no convictions for capital or first-degree felonies, sexual offenses, or offenses against children, whose medical condition renders them infirm or physically impaired but not a danger to themselves or others. The bill also authorizes the arrest of individuals released under this supervised conditional elderly release program if they violate its terms, and allows inmates 65 and older to serve less than 85% of their sentences if they receive certain forms of release.