Public Defense

Shh?don?t look now?

By Gideon

but the Judiciary Committee is in full swing again and is considering several important bills again. Here’s a listing of the bills up for public hearing today, with some links to submitted testimony. I’ll have more on specific bills as they progress.

S.B. No. 348 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING THE VIDEOTAPING OF CUSTODIAL INTERROGATIONS. (JUD)

S.B. No. 349 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR POSSESSION OF A SMALL AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA. (JUD)

S.B. No. 357 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION. (JUD)

S.B. No. 537 (COMM) AN ACT PROVIDING COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION SERVICES TO END-OF-SENTENCE INMATES. (JUD)

S.B. No. 543 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REVIEW Modifications. (JUD)

S.B. No. 1159 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING PRISON POPULATION.

H.B. No. 6031 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING PAROLE AND PROBATION TRANSPARENCY. (JUD)

H.B. No. 6341 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING COMPETENCY TO STAND TRIAL.

H.B. No. 6342 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING DISEASE PREVENTION IN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM. (JUD)

H.B. No. 6581 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENHANCED PENALTY FOR THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF DRUGS NEAR SCHOOLS, DAY CARE CENTERS AND PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS.

H.B. No. 6624 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

H.B. No. 6685 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF INMATE POPULATION DENSITY AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SPECIFIC DATA.

H.B. No. 6697 (RAISED) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SENTENCING COMMISSION.

H.B. No. 6704 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING PRISON OVERCROWDING.

H.B. No. 6706 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING RESCISSION OF PROBATION.

The submitted written testimony in each of these cases can be found here.

Full post as published by A Public Defender on March 24, 2009 (boomark / email).