2007 Senate Bill 541

Revise parole considerations for certain prisoners

Introduced in the Senate

May 25, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Michael Switalski (D-10)

To revise the provision establishing that a convict serving a life sentence WITH the possibility of parole becomes eligible for consideration for parole after 10 years, and that the parole board is required to interview the prisoner at that time. The bill would require that the parole board consider parole based on the criteria used to evaluate all other prisoners, and not let the fact that the prisoner is sentenced to life negatively affect the prisoner's parole guidelines score.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary