SB36 Alabama 2021 Session

Under existing law, a parole or probation officer may impose brief periods of confinement for parole or probation violations

This bill would revise the limitations for confinement for parole and probation violations

Under existing law, a parolee or probationer may have his or her parole or probation revoked under certain circumstances

This bill would revise the circumstances in which a person's parole or probation may be revoked

This bill would provide that counties are not financially responsible for the health care expenses while housing a parolee or probationer in a county jail

Under existing law, when a defendant is sentenced to the Department of Corrections, the court is required to notify the department

This bill would require that the court or the court clerk send an electronic notification to the Department of Corrections when the defendant is sentenced to the custody of the department

This bill would require the Department of Corrections, in agreement with a county commission and the sheriff, to establish at least three county jails to be used for the housing and care of parolees and probationers charged with or sentenced for a parole or probation violation

This bill would also establish the procedures for selecting the county jails to be used for the housing and care of parole and probation violators

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

Relating to parole and probation violations; to amend Sections 15-22-29, 15-22-32, 15-22-52, and 15-22-54, as last amended by Act 2019-513, 2019 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975; to revise the limitations on confinement for parole and probation violations; to provide that the Department of Corrections must reimburse the county commission for health care costs of state parolees and probationers; to require the Department of Corrections to designate county jail facilities for the confinement of parole and probation violators; to amend Section 14-3-30, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the court or the court clerk to provide electronic notification to the Department of Corrections when a defendant is sentenced to the custody of the department; to provide that counties are not responsible for health care costs of inmates who have been sentenced to the custody of the department; to require the Department of Corrections, in agreement with a county commission and the sheriff, to select county jails to provide for the housing and care of parole and probation violators; to provide for the selection process of the county jails; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.