Bill Text: IN SB0383 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Parole for long term inmates.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-13 - Senator Broden added as second author [SB0383 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SB0383-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 383
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 11-13-3-2.
Synopsis: Parole for long term inmates. Provides that, with certain
exceptions, an individual serving a sentence for multiple felonies or
serving multiple life sentences is eligible for parole after serving 30
years. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the criminal
law and sentencing policy study committee.)
Effective: July 1, 2011.
Charbonneau
January 11, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
Introduced
First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)
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SENATE BILL No. 383
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
corrections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 11-13-3-2; (11)IN0383.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 11-13-3-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 2. (a) Release on parole
and discharge of an offender sentenced for an offense under IC 35-50
shall be determined under IC 35-50-6.
(b) Parole and discharge eligibility for offenders sentenced for offenses under laws other than IC 35-50 is as follows:
(1) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to an indeterminate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of his minimum term of imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(2) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to a determinate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of one-half (1/2) of his determinate term of imprisonment or at the expiration of twenty (20) years, whichever comes first, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(3) A person sentenced upon conviction of first degree murder or second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of twenty (20) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony other than first degree murder or second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of fifteen (15) years of time served on the sentence. Except for a person convicted of a crime under IC 35-42-4 or a person convicted of a similar offense committed before 1978, a person sentenced upon conviction of more than one (1) felony to more than one (1) term of life imprisonment isnot eligible for consideration for
release on parole under this section. upon completion of thirty
(30) years of time served on the sentences, whether the
sentences were ordered to be served consecutively or
concurrently. A person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment
does not earn credit time with respect to that term.
(4) A person sentenced upon conviction of a misdemeanor is not eligible for parole and shall, instead, be discharged upon completion of his term of imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(c) A person whose parole is revoked may be reinstated on parole by the parole board any time after the revocation, regardless of whether the offender was sentenced under IC 35-50 or another law. The parole board may adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules and regulations regarding eligibility for reinstatement.
(b) Parole and discharge eligibility for offenders sentenced for offenses under laws other than IC 35-50 is as follows:
(1) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to an indeterminate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of his minimum term of imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(2) A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony to a determinate term of imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of one-half (1/2) of his determinate term of imprisonment or at the expiration of twenty (20) years, whichever comes first, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(3) A person sentenced upon conviction of first degree murder or second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of twenty (20) years of time served on the sentence. A person sentenced upon conviction of a felony other than first degree murder or second degree murder to a term of life imprisonment is eligible for consideration for release on parole upon completion of fifteen (15) years of time served on the sentence. Except for a person convicted of a crime under IC 35-42-4 or a person convicted of a similar offense committed before 1978, a person sentenced upon conviction of more than one (1) felony to more than one (1) term of life imprisonment is
(4) A person sentenced upon conviction of a misdemeanor is not eligible for parole and shall, instead, be discharged upon completion of his term of imprisonment, less the credit time he has earned with respect to that term.
(c) A person whose parole is revoked may be reinstated on parole by the parole board any time after the revocation, regardless of whether the offender was sentenced under IC 35-50 or another law. The parole board may adopt, under IC 4-22-2, rules and regulations regarding eligibility for reinstatement.
