Bill Text: MN HF1944 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Commissioner of corrections directed to prepare a report to the legislature on the department's policies and practices related to supervised release violators.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-26 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance [HF1944 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1944-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public safety; directing commissioner of corrections to prepare a
1.3report to the legislature on the department's policies and practices related to
1.4supervised release violators.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. SUPERVISED RELEASE VIOLATORS; REPORT TO
1.7LEGISLATURE.
1.8By January 15, 2013, the commissioner of corrections shall submit a report to
1.9the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
1.10committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance describing the policies
1.11and practices for revoking, housing, and rehabilitating supervised release violators. The
1.12report must, at a minimum, address and explain the following issues with specificity,
1.13and, where relevant, explain how the applicable policies and practices have changed
1.14since January 1, 2011:
1.15(1) the number of offenders who have violated supervised release in the most recent
1.16year that complete data is available, including a geographic breakdown by county;
1.17(2) the number of offenders who have had their supervised release restructured or
1.18revoked in the most recent year that complete data is available, including a geographic
1.19breakdown by county;
1.20(3) the criteria used for restructuring or revoking supervised release;
1.21(4) the process used to adjudicate supervised release violators;
1.22(5) the locations and conditions where supervised release violators are housed;
1.23(6) the programming provided to offenders who have their supervised release
1.24revoked;
2.1(7) the amount of money spent on the housing, care, and programming provided to
2.2supervised released violators; and
2.3(8) the criminal recidivism rate for supervised releasees who have their release
2.4revoked.
1.3report to the legislature on the department's policies and practices related to
1.4supervised release violators.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. SUPERVISED RELEASE VIOLATORS; REPORT TO
1.7LEGISLATURE.
1.8By January 15, 2013, the commissioner of corrections shall submit a report to
1.9the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
1.10committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance describing the policies
1.11and practices for revoking, housing, and rehabilitating supervised release violators. The
1.12report must, at a minimum, address and explain the following issues with specificity,
1.13and, where relevant, explain how the applicable policies and practices have changed
1.14since January 1, 2011:
1.15(1) the number of offenders who have violated supervised release in the most recent
1.16year that complete data is available, including a geographic breakdown by county;
1.17(2) the number of offenders who have had their supervised release restructured or
1.18revoked in the most recent year that complete data is available, including a geographic
1.19breakdown by county;
1.20(3) the criteria used for restructuring or revoking supervised release;
1.21(4) the process used to adjudicate supervised release violators;
1.22(5) the locations and conditions where supervised release violators are housed;
1.23(6) the programming provided to offenders who have their supervised release
1.24revoked;
2.1(7) the amount of money spent on the housing, care, and programming provided to
2.2supervised released violators; and
2.3(8) the criminal recidivism rate for supervised releasees who have their release
2.4revoked.
