Bill > ABX117

This bill, titled the Criminal Justice Realignment of 2011, aims to shift responsibility for certain lower-level offenders from the state to counties. Key provisions include establishing local revenue funds to support public safety services, allowing sheriffs to manage county jails and prisoners, and modifying sentencing laws to allow certain felonies to be punishable by county jail time instead of state prison. It also revises rules regarding credit for time served and parole supervision, moving many individuals from state parole to county-level postrelease community supervision. The bill creates new subaccounts within state funds for various public safety and health services, and it allows for the transfer of inmates within 60 days of release to county facilities for reentry programs. Additionally, it introduces new rules for earning and forfeiting credits for inmates and modifies the conditions under which parole can be revoked or extended, with a focus on local county agencies managing these processes. The act is intended to take effect immediately and is related to the state budget.