The provisions of the bill addressing felony sanctions are the subject of this analysis. The bill would amend various codes as they relate to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain felons.
Under the provisions of the bill, certain individuals would be eligible for consideration for release onto parole
supervision and if approved would, as a condition of parole supervision be released early and required to participate in a 180-day educational and vocational training program.
Decreasing the amount of time an individual remains within a correctional institution prior to release is expected to result in fewer demands upon the correctional resources of the State. Under the provisions of the bill the program would be offered at a limited number of locations and program capacity at each location will be set at forty-five. This analysis assumes implementing the
provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand
for state correctional resources.