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Archives: Judiciary / Model Policies (page 7)
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Resolution on DNA Testing and Victims’ Rights
WHEREAS, a primary role of state government is to ensure public safety; and WHEREAS, the efficient use of DNA technology is paramount to helping law enforcement identify…
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Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing — Report
Section 1. The following words have the meanings indicated. (a) In this section, “restrictive housing” means a type of detention that involves: (1) Removal of an inmate from the…
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Civil Liability for Employers Hiring Ex-Offenders Act
{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…
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Resolution in Support of Fair Recourse and Effective Deterrence Against Frivolous Claims
PURPOSE: To support policy that allows for fair recourse and effective deterrence againt frivolous claims. WHEREAS, frivolous claims include those that are (1) presented for an improper…
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Resolution Opposing Anti-Indemnity and Anti-Additional Insured Legislation
WHEREAS, a number of state legislatures have passed laws prohibiting standard indemnity and additional insured contract provisions that have been in use for decades WHEREAS, the freedom of contract is…
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Ban the Box on Employment Applications Act
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…
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Resolution on Diversion of Low-Level Drug Possession Offenders
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…
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Model State Bill Prohibiting Wireless Handsets in Prisons
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…
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Resolution to Prioritize Victim Restitution
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…
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Resolution in Support of Judicial Discretion to Grant Order of Nondisclosure in Low-Level Drug Possession Cases
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…
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Juvenile Justice Act
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…
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Criminal Records Confidentiality Act
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…
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Resolution to Promote Public Safety through Just and Reasonable Prison Phone Rates
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…
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Resolution in Support of Post-Release Supervision of Offenders
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…
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Recidivism Reduction Act
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…
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Resolution on DNA Testing Standards
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…
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Swift and Certain Sanctions Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Definitions.} In this title: (A) “Agency” means: (1) The Department of Corrections or the state agency responsible for supervising individuals placed on probation by the courts…
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Resolution in Support of Justice Reinvestment
WHEREAS, justice reinvestment is a data-driven strategy for policy-makers to lower corrections spending, lower recidivism, and improve public safety for citizens; and WHEREAS, the American Legislative Exchange…
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Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Intent} The provisions of this act are intended to reduce crimes committed by probationers and the number of probationers revoked to prison by giving probation departments…
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Resolution in Support of H.O.P.E.
Resolution WHEREAS, Hawaii’s Circuit Judge Steve Alm started the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program in 2004 in an effort to reduce drug use and crime among those probationers…