HB170:

Correctional facilities; work release programs.

Bill Summary:

Correctional facilities; work release programs. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to study inmate work release programs. The bill provides that the work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Chairmen of the House Committee for Courts of Justice, House Committee on Public Safety, Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and Senate Committee on the Judiciary by December 1, 2022.