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Bill curbs parole of sex offenders, violent inmates

By "eAdvocate"

2-25-2011 New Hampshire: CONCORD ? New Hampshire failed to create an intense supervision program for hard-core, violent and sexual offenders before releasing them from prison, several people charged at a public hearing Thursday. The Senate Judicial Committee held a public hearing on a bill, SB 52 (click to view status and text), which would change two key components of the controversial SB 500. One would let the parole board recommit inmates for longer than 90 days if they re-offend and the other would prohibit the early release of inmates convicted of violent crimes or sexually violent offenses. The bill's prime sponsor, Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, said his bill was intended to address the shortcomings in the law approved last year...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on February 25, 2011 (boomark / email).