SPONSOR: Bland Manlove
This bill provides eligibility for qualifying offenders to be transferred to a minimum security correctional facility.
Qualifying offenders are offenders who are:
(1) Serving a life sentence without parole for a minimum of 50 years or more, and are incarcerated in a correctional facility in this State after having been sentenced by a court of this State;
(2) Age 65 or older;
(3) Diagnosed with a terminal disease or illness, or otherwise meet the criteria for medical parole;
(4) Without a felony conviction for a dangerous felony, as is defined under Section 556.061 RSMo, prior to the conviction for which they are currently incarcerated; and
(5) Not convicted sex offenders.
Qualifying offenders are eligible for transfer upon demonstration of:
(1) A record of good conduct
(2) Self-rehabilitiation
(3) Low institutional risk and mental health scores
This bill is the same as HB 990 (2023).
Statutes affected: