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Putting Violence Behind Bars: Redefining the Role of California's Prisons (Report #124, January 1994)

1995-1996 Legislative Session

Bill, Author	Summary	Status
AB 12 Katz	Reduces worktime credit for serious offenders	Died in Senate Committee
AB 69 W. Murray	Prision Education: creates Superintendent of Correctional Education and bars prisoners from working until they are literate	Died in Committee
AB 126 Rainey	Restructures sentencing system	Died in Conference Committee
AB 300 Rainey	Eliminates worktime credits for violent offenders	Died in Senate Committee
AB 344 Ducheny	Requires work programs be established and administered by Department of Corrections	Vetoed
AB 589 Rainey	Lengthens maximum parole violation sentence	Died in Senate Committee
AB 716 Lee	Places priority on the rehabilitation of nonviolent, first-time offenders	Chapter 49, 1995
AB 1036 Vasconcellos	Creates the California Sentencing Commission	Died in Committee
AB 1408 Villaraigosa	Originally set up a parole system for inmates who are medically incapacitated	Support Withdrawn Vetoed
AB 1809 Knox	Lengthens the maximum parole violation sentence	Died in Senate Committee
AB 2128 W. Murray	Requires the Department of Corrections and the Department of Youth Authority to complete a study on the effectiveness of the education programs offered in correctional facilities	Died in Committee
AB 3288 Miller	Requires mandatory HIV, hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis testing and hepatitis B vaccination of all inmates in state and local correctional institutions	Died in Senate Committee
AB 3349 Knox	Moves some violent criminals into indeterminate sentencing system	Died in Committee
SB 90 Haynes	Removes limitations on consecutive sentences	Died in Committee
SB 166 Polanco	Creates the California Sentencing Commission	Died in Assembly Committee
SB 214 Polanco	Eliminates worktime credit for violent offenders	Died in Committee
SB 239 Hurtt	Removes limitations on consecutive sentences	Died in Senate Committee
SB 254 Polanco	Lengthens the maximum parole violation sentence	Died in Committee
SB 346 Campbell	Allows electronic monitoring as an alternative sentencing option for specified non-violent offenders	Vetoed
SB 1231 Lewis	Makes prisoners convicted of a murder ineligible to earn worktime credits	Chapter 598, 1996

1993-1994 Legislative Session

Bill, Author	Summary	Status
AB 113 Katz	Originally, limited work-credits for persons sentenced to state prison who have previously served a prison term for specified violent felonies	Concept included in AB 2716
AB 2716 Katz	Limits work-time credits for repeat violent offenders	Chapter 713, 1994
AB 2745 Lee	Originally, re-established rehabilitation as a purpose of imprisonment. Amendment removed rehabilitation concept	Commission support withdrawn
AB 2912 Murray	Prison education package: Creates a deputy director of education, bars prisoners from working until they are literate, sets outcome-based goals for Prisoner Literacy Act	Concept contained in AB 65X
AB 2944 Vasconcellos	Creates Sentencing Commission	Vetoed
AB 2945 Vasconcellos	Originally, limited work-credits for violent offenders. Amendment removed Commission's work-credit recommendation	Commission support withdrawn
AB 3005 Umberg	Suspends worktime credits and re-imposes if parole is violated	Died in committee
AB 6X Katz	Limits worktime credits for specified felony offenses	Concept included in AB 2716
AB 11X Jones	Removes limits from consecutive sentences. Also stipulates that probation shall not be granted or sentences suspended if there are prior felony convictions	Died in committee
AB 20X Andal	Modifies the Inmate Bill of Rights	Concept included in SB 1260
AB 39X Polanco	Establishes an Inspector General Office outside of the Department of Corrections to conduct investigations	Concept included in SB 1462
AB 42X Polanco	Eliminates work-credits for violent offenders	Concept included in AB 2716
AB 43X Polanco	Creates Sentencing Commission	Concept included in AB 2944
AB 44X Polanco	Suspends worktime credits and re-imposes if parole is violated	Died in committee
AB 56X Conroy	Requires mandatory AIDS testing of prisoners	Died in committee
AB 65X Polanco	Creates a deputy director of education in the Department of Corrections	Vetoed
AB 69X Rainey	Originally lengthened the maximum parole violation sentence. Amendment removed Commission's parole violation recommendation	Commission support withdrawn
AB 99X Rainey	Allows alternative sentencing for non-violent offenders	Chapter 41, EX. Session. 1994
SB 58 Lockyer	Restructures sentencing system	Died in committee
SB 530 Presley	Limits worktime credits	Concept included in AB 2716
SB 1260 Presley	Modifies the Inmate Bill of Rights	Chapter 555, 1994
SB 1462 Maddy	Establishes an Inspector General Office outside of the Department of Corrections to conduct investigations	Chapter 766, 1994
SB 3X Lockyer	Comprehensive Criminal Justice Act of 1994. Restructures sentencing system	Died in Inactive File
SB 4X Kopp	Moves all violent criminals into indeterminate sentencing system	Died in committee
SB 20X Leonard	Reduces work-credit for violent offenders	Concept included in AB 2716
SB 32X Kopp	Transfers parole authority from California Department of Corrections to Board of Prison Terms	Chapter 53, Ex. Session, 1994
SB 33X Kopp	Suspends worktime credit and re-imposes if parole violated. Amendments removed work credit recommendation and parole authority	Commission support withdrawn

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Putting Violence Behind Bars: Redefining the Role of California's Prisons (Report #124, January 1994)

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