Model Policies

{Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.}  This Act may be cited as the “Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act.” Section 2. {Limitations on Liability for Hiring…

The Legislature declares that it is the duty of the state of [Insert State Name] to encourage and contribute to the successful reintegration of people with a criminal history. The…

WHEREAS, approximately 100,000 inmates are confined in state prisons for drug possession offenses at an average cost of more than $20,000 per year; and, WHEREAS, many prisons lack drug treatment…

Model State Bill Prohibiting Wireless Handsets in Prisons* SEC. xx.  PROVIDING OR POSSESSING WIRELESS HANDSETS IN PRISONS. Chapter __ of title __, Revised Statutes of [State] [prohibiting the provision or…

Model Resolution WHEREAS, restitution is a critical mechanism by which the criminal justice system acknowledges and addresses the direct harm on victims and survivors of crime; WHEREAS, failure to collect…

Model Resolution WHEREAS, At least 20 percent of all American adults have a criminal record; and WHEREAS, those who violate the law must be held accountable and required to…

Model Policy I. Definitions Section 1. {Definitions.} (A) “Agency” means the Department of Juvenile Justice or the state agency responsible for the care, control and custody…

Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Legislative Intent.} It is the intent of the legislature that, to the extent practicable, the [insert state] hold confidential records of criminal…

Model Resolution WHEREAS, over 1.3 million people are currently in state prisons in the United States and approximately 568,000 were released in 2013;[1] WHEREAS, research has shown that maintaining…

Model Resolution PURPOSE: To support policy that ensures suitable inmates are released to serve a period of post-release supervision as part of their sentence. WHEREAS, more than one in five…

Model Policy Section 1. {Definitions.} In this title, the following words have the meanings indicated. (A) “Agency” means: (1) The Department of Corrections or the state agency responsible for supervising…

Resolution on DNA Testing Standards Summary A Resolution supporting the FBI effort to “re-evaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols, including requirements for outsourcing DNA analysis to private laboratories and…