Amendment ID: S2025-85-R1

Redraft Amendment 85

Increasing Access to Community Corrections Centers

Ms. Jehlen, Ms. Lovely, Mr. Donnelly and Ms. O'Connor Ives move to amend the bill by inserting after section 27 the following 7 sections:-

“SECTION 27A. Section 1 of chapter 211F of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 definitions:-

''Pretrial services plan'', a written proposal submitted to the executive director of the office of community corrections for approval and funding as a pretrial services program.

“Pretrial services program”, any program that is operated by a state, local or private service agency, that the office of community corrections has deemed appropriate for an individual awaiting trial.

SECTION 27B. Section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “of”, in line 3, the following words:- pretrial services programs and.

SECTION 27C. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “developing”, in line 5, the following words:- pretrial services programs and.

SECTION 27D. Said section 2 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “corrections”, in line 9, the following words:- “and pretrial services.”.

SECTION 27E. Said chapter 211F is hereby amended by inserting after section 3 the following section:-

Section 3A. (a) Participation in a pretrial services program may be ordered by the court, in lieu of bail, or as a condition of release consistent with sections 57, 58 and 58A of chapter 276. The court may dictate the duration and conditions of the pretrial services program.

(b) The probation department may utilize pretrial services programs for pretrial supervision consistent with sections 87 and 87A of said chapter 276.

(c) An individual held in jail may be released to probation to enter a pretrial services program upon the agreement of the sheriff who has the custody of the individual and the commissioner of probation.

SECTION 27F. Section 4 of said chapter 211F, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “plans” , in line 3, the following:- “and pretrial services plans”.

SECTION 27G. Section 5 of said chapter 211F, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “commitments”, in line 10, the following words:- , reducing pretrial detention, and increasing the court appearance rate.”; and

By inserting after section 74 the following section:-

“SECTION 74A. Only individuals held in jail beginning on or after the effective date of section 3A of chapter 211F of the General Laws shall be eligible for a pretrial services program under subsection (c) of said section 3A of said chapter 211F.”.