2007 House Bill 4193

Expedite sentence commutation hearings for terminally ill prisoners

Introduced in the House

Feb. 1, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Rick Jones (R-71)

To expedite sentence commutation hearings for prisoners who are terminally ill. Specifically, public hearings that are generally required for sentence commutations would be waived if the prisoner is deemed to have less than six months to live.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary