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ANDREENTRYPREPAREDNESSBILL.
PART1Section1
BeitENACTEDALAWthatbyJanuary1,2018,Alabama'sDepartmentofCorrectionswillreduceits
prisonpopulationdowntoitsdesignedcapacityofapp.13,500;Alabama'sDepartmentofCorrections
currentlyhasover29,000peopleincarceratedinasystemdesignedtoholdlessthanthe14,000,making
thisState'sprisonpopulationoccupancyrateofapprox.200%theHighestintheNation.ASrecentas
2012California'sprisonsweredeclaredunconstitutionalbyU.S.federalcourtforexceeding160%ofits
occupancyrate.
Thisovercrowding,coupledwithunderfundingandunderstaffinghashaddisastrousconsequenceson
theprisonpopulation,includingwidespreaddiseases,excessiveviolenceandalackofopportunitiesfor
educationandrehabilitation,whichhasledtorecidivismratesashighas80%forsomegroupsof
offenders,andvariousothercivilandhumanrightsabuses.
Fortheseobviousreasons,theCommissionerofADOCisorderedbythislawtoreleasenolessthan400
personspermonth(4800)peryear,beginningJanuary31,2015,untiltheprisonpopulationisreduced
toitscurrentdesigncapacity.
PART1Section2
BeitalsoEnactedthattheCommissioneroftheAlabamaDepartmentofCorrectionsshallnotallowthe
prisonpopulationoftheADOCtoexceed105%ofthedesigncapacity,andthatiftheCommissioner
shallviolatethisdecree,anyoneincarceratedinADOCsubjecttosuchovercrowdingshallhavetoright
tosuetheCommissionerinanyStatecourtandreceiveascompensation$1,000fromtheADOCbudget
foreachdaythatthislawisviolated:
PART1Section3
BeitalsoenactedthatamoratoriumshallissueuponthepassageofthisBillstatingthatnoperson
convictedofacrimeinthestateofAlabamashallbetransferredtoanyoutofstatefacility.Noother
publicorprivateprisonseitherwithinorwithoutoftheStateofAlabamashallbebuilttohouseany
personconvictedofanycrimewithintheStateofAlabama.However,ifanoldprisoncurrentlyexisting
withintheStateofAlabamaisclosed,condemnedorshutdown,anewprisonmaybebuiltbutshallnot
exceed110%oftheoriginaldesigncapacityoftheprisonthatsuchnewprisonshallreplace;
Part2Section1
BeitalsoENACTEDthatuponthepassageofthisBill,theCommissioneroftheADOCshallimplementa
programwithintheADOCtitledtheEducation,Rehabilitation,andReEntryPreparednessprogram,and
theCommissionershalldesignateatleast100%ofallbedspacewiththeADOCforthisprogram.Such
programshallbemadeavailabletoallprisonerswithintheADOC,irrespectiveofsentence,including
sentencesofLifeWithoutParoleandDeath,whichsentenceshallbeabolishedinthestateofAlabama.
OnceenrolledintotheE.R.ReE.P.program,anewsocial/psychologicalevaluationwillbeperformed,
alongwithcasereviewoftheperson'sconvictedoffense.Thereafter,anEducation/Rehabilitation
curriculumwillbemadebasedontheindividualneedsofthepersonbeingevaluated,andabaseparole
datewillbesetwithin30days.
CAPITALMURDERCASES:
CapitalMurdercaseswillbeclassifiedintotwo(2)Levels:
Level1:Levelonecapitalmurdercaseswillconsistofthosepeoplecurrentlyconvictedofacapital
offenseandsentencedtoDeathorLWOPwithtwoormorevictims,murderofapoliceofficer,orachild.
Thesepeople,thougheligibleforparole,willrequireSpecialReviewbeforeparoleisgranted.Review
willbebytheGovernor,aclassificationspecialistandpsychologistwithintheADOC,andmembersofa
CitizensCommitteeselectedbyFreeAlabamaMovementExecutiveCommittee.
Thisperson,afteraminimumof25yearsserved,anduponcompletionoftheEducation/Rehabilitation
program,willthenbeeligibleforreviewtobeplacedintheReEntryPreparednessphaseofthe
program.UponsuccessfulcompletionoftheReEntrypreparednessphase,thispersonwouldthenbe
eligibleforparoleuponSpecialReview.
LEVEL2CAPITALMURDERCASES
Level2offendersconsistofthosepeopleconvictedofacapitaloffensewithonevictimandwhoare
currentlysentencedtoLWOP.Thesepeoplewillnotrequirespecialreviewandwillbecomeparole
eligibleuponsuccessfulcompletionofthecurriculumandafterservingthefullbaseminimum.
ThisLevel2offender,ifconvictedundersections13A540(16,17,18),Code1975,afterserving20
years,andalltheotherLevel2CapitalMurderoffendersafterserving25years,anduponcompletionof
theEDUCATION/REHABILITATION/REENTRYCurriculum,shallthenbeparoledbacktosociety.
*AnyjuryfindingoffuturedangerousnessautomaticallyrequirestheoffendertoseekSPECIALREVIEW
PAROLE.
MURDERCONVICTIONS
Allotherpersonsconvictedofmurderunder13A62andsentencedto15to99tolife,willreceiveda
baseparolerangeof15to20yearsuponcompletionoftheirinitialreview,andwillbeparoledupon
completionoftheEDUCATION/REHABILITATION/REENTRYPREPAREDNESSProgram.
AnypersonconvictedformurderandsentencedtoLWOPpursuanttotheHabitualFelonyOffenderAct,
willstartwithabaseminimumof15to20years,withenhancementsavailableforeachvalidprior
felonyconviction.(Apriorfelonyusedtoenhancebutlaterruledinvalidwillberetroactivelydeducted
fromtheparoledate).
PRIORFELONYCONVICTIONS:
CAPITALOFFENSESANDMURDER:
Anynonviolentfelonyconviction(nonviolentbeingdefinedasnoseriousphysicalinjurysufferedby
thevictim),canincreaseaparolebaseby1yearperpriorconviction,withamaximumof5years.
Anyviolentpriorfelonyconviction(wherethevictimsufferedseriousphysicalinjury)canincreasea
parolebasebytwoyearseach,withamaximumincreaseof10years.ButinnoeventmayaLevel2
offenderberequiredtoservemorethan35yearsuponsuccessfulcompletionoftheprogram,andinno
eventmayanoncapitalnonhabitualoffendermurderdefendantservemorethan25yearsbefore
parole,andnomorethan30forapersonconvictedasahabitualoffenderuponsuccessfulcompletion
ofthecurriculum.
Note*Anyoneormorepriorviolentfelonyoffensefoundbyajurytocontainspecialcircumstances(for
example,shootingavictim3ormoretimes,sexoffenseorcrimechildsexabuse),canincreaseaparole
basebyamaximumof5yearstotal.ButinnoeventmayaLevel2offenderberequiredtoservemore
than35yearsuponsuccessfulcompletionoftheprogram,andinnoeventmayanoncapital,non
habitualoffender,murderdefendantservemorethan25yearsbeforeparole,andnomorethan30fora
personconvictedasahabitualoffenderuponsuccessfulcompletionofthecurriculum.
Note.*Completionofcorecurriculumforapriorfelonyorforcompletionofanassociatesdegreein
collegeorequivalentcanearnpointsdeductionforeachpriorfelonyusedtoenhanceasentence.
EXAMPLEOFOFFENSECLASSES:
CLASSAFELONY:
1015Yearbaseparole
CLASSBFELONY:
510Yearbaseparole
CLASSCFELONY:
15Yearbaseparole
Forexample,apersonconvictedofaROBBERYwouldreceiveaparolebaseasfollow:
Robbery1stdegree1115
Robbery2nddegree711
Robbery3rddegree37
Assault1stdegree812
Assault2nddegree610
Assault3rddegree36
Theft1stdegree710
Theft2nddegree58
Theft3rddegree25
Manslaughter1st1015
Manslaughter2nd812
Manslaughter3rd610
PART2SECTION2
ALABAMA'SPRISONSETUP
LEVEL6PRISONS:
OPTOUTCAMP.AnypersondesiringtooptoutoftheE.R.&ReE.P.willbeassignedtoanoptout
facilityandbeprocessedpursuanttocurrentADOCregulations,s.o.p.andrules.
LEVEL5PRISONS:
STUDENTORIENTATION:
Level5institutionswillserveas90dayto180dayorientationfacilities,andwillbewhereinitial
social/psychologyevaluationswillbeconductedandwhereparolebaseswillbeset.Thesefacilitieswill
alsohouseCapitalandDeathsentenceprisonersfor180daysto1year,respectively,forevaluation.
Programreadjustment,programfailures,andGEDprepclasseswillbeheldattheseinstitutions.
LEVEL4PRISONS:
ThesefacilitieswillhousestudentsparticipatinginGED,SKILLANDTRADEDEVELOPMENT,ANDSOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGICALNEEDS(suchasAngerManagementforviolentoffenders,AANAtreatmentforaddicts,
etc.)
LEVEL3FACILITIES:
ThesefacilitieswillofferINTRODUCTIONTOLIFESKILLS,PEERLEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT,MENTORING
ANDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTSKILLS.Also,thesefacilitieswillemphasizecommunityvolunteer
programsandhaveanemphasisonfreeworldvolunteers,religiousandsecularprisonministries,and
corecurriculumanddistancelearningcourses(thelattermaybeusedtoqualifyforpointdeductions
frombaseparolesetups).
LEVEL2FACILITIES:
ResidentsassignedtothesefacilitieswillbeginReEntryPreparednesslearning,includingreceiving
practicalcomputerskills,learningthejobmarketfortheirskillortrade,HomeandParolePlan
development,andcontinuedlearningandaftercaretherapies.
LEVEL1FACILITIES:
ResidentsatthesefacilitieswillreceivepracticallearninginLifeSkills,includingfindingajob,creatinga
budget/savingsplan,openingabank/checking/savingsaccount,findingasapartment,roommate,etc.
forthosewithoutfamilyassistance,andthenReEntersociety.
PART2SECTION3
EXEMPTPERSONS:
Exemptions
Anypersonwhohasalreadyserved25Yearsormore,andwhowouldnotbeclassifiedinLEVEL1status
orneedSpecialReviewParole,shallbeeligibleforimmediateplacementinLEVEL3status.
Anypersonage62orabove,whohasalreadyserved25yearsormoreandwhowouldnotbeclassified
asLEVEL1statusorneedSpecialReviewParole,shallbeeligibleforimmediateplacementinLEVEL2
status.
AnypersoninLEVEL1statusorwhorequireSpecialReviewParoleshallbeeligibleforSpecialReview
Parolewithone(1)yearofpassageofthisBillintolaw.
PART2SECTION4
DISQUALIFIEDPERSONS:
Nopersonhavingcommittedandbeenconvictedoftwoormoresexoffensesarisingoutofseparate
incidents,twoormoresexoffensevictims,orforcommittingasexoffenseagainstachildunder14,an
elderlyordisabledpersonshallbeeligibletoadvancebeyondLEVEL3STATUS,andmustseekSpecial
ReviewParole.
PART2SECTION5
SPECIALREVIEWPAROLE:
AnypersonrequiredtoseekSPECIALREVIEWPAROLEwillbeaffordedanopportunitytoattendsuch
hearinginperson,orbyaudiovideomeans,attheirdiscretion.Inpersonreviewsshallbeconducted
semiannually,andaudiovideohearingswillbeheldquarterly.Nopersonshallreceivemorethanone
reviewperyear,anduponcompletionoftheprogramcurriculumandremainingingoodstanding,shall
notbedeniedreviewformorethan3years.
Section6
TheprovisionsofthisBillcreateasubstantivedueprocessrightpursuanttotheAlabamaConstitution,
andanypersonsubjecttoremoval,reclass,orotherdisciplinaryactionshallenjoytherighttochallenge
suchdecisionbyHabeasCorpusintheproperjurisdictionasestablishedbyTitle15,CodeofAlabama
1975,andallprovisionsoftheAlabamaAdministrativeProcedureActappliestotheADOCinitsentirety,
Section41223(9)g.1),tothecontraryisherebyamended.Allproceedingsofadisciplinarynature
mustberecordedbyaudio/videomeans.
PART3SECTION1
BeitENACTEDthatanypersonsentencedpursuanttotheHabitualFelonyOffenderLawsofthisState,
saidapplicablelawmustbechargedintheIndictmentandproveninabifurcatedtrialbeforethe
convictingjury,(seeU.S.SUPREMECOURTdecisionsAlleynev.UnitedStates,570U.S.(June17,2013)
Apprendiv.NewJersey,536U.S.545(2002);RangelReyesv.UnitedStates,547U.S.1200SlipOpinion
(2006);and;13A510.1(b),CodeofAlabama1975),withsaidrequirementsbeingretroactivetothe
passageofthislawtoanypersonsentencedasahabitualoffender.Also,habitualoffendershallbe
definedasapersonwhocommitstwoormoreviolentoffenseswherethevictimwasinjured,orwhere
theoffendercommitsthesameoffensetwoormoretimes(editthis):
PART3SECTION2
BeitalsoENACTEDthatanypersonwhocommitsanycrimebeforethere22birthdayshallbe
prosecutedasaYouthfulOffender,andasaYouthfulOffender,suchindividualshallbeineligibletobe
charged,triedorconvictedasanadult,andsuchoffendershallremainineligibleofbeingchargedwitha
capitaloffenseorsentencedtolifewithoutparoleordeath.Withtherecentdecisionsissuedbythe
UnitedStatesSupremeCourt,includingitsdecisioninMillerv.Alabama,concerningjuvenile
prosecutionsforcrimecommittedwhentheywereasyoungas14,itSHOULDnowbeobvioustothe
criminaljusticesystemthatmodernsciencedebunksalltheoriesthatthesechildrencanbeeffectively
prosecutedasadults.
Modernscienceshowsthatthesechildrensimplylackmentaldevelopmenttosufficientlyappreciate
themagnitudeoftheirconduct,andthattheyaresimplytooyoungtomakesuchdecisionswithout
takingintoaccountexternalinfluences.
Therefore,uponpassageofthislaw,nochildundertheageof18maybeprosecutedasanadultinthe
StateofAlabamaforviolationofanylawofthisStatewheretheywouldbesentencedtoaprison
designedtohouseadults.
Childrenundertheageof18shallbeprosecutedunderthelawsdesignatedforjuvenilesandmaybe
heldinajuvenilefacilityuntiltheir22birthday,atwhichtimetheywillbereleased.Childrenage18and
abovemaybeprosecutedasanadult,butonlyunderthelawsdesignatedforYouthfulOffenders.This
lawwillbecomeretroactiveuponpassageofthisBill.Suchlawshallberetroactiveuponpassageofthis
Bill:
PART3SECTION3
BeitENACTEDthattheprovisionssetoutinHouseJointResolution575sponsoredbyRobinson(J)and
Black(M)bedeclaredthelawofthisState,amendingSections13A59(16,17,and18),andthatany
personindictedpursuanttotheseprovisions,saidIndictmentmustchargethatsuchoffensewasgang
relatedandthatavehiclewasusedasaninstrumenttocommittheoffense,saidprovisionsbe
retroactiveandbecomeslawuponpassageofthisBill:
PART4SECTION1
BeitENACTEDthatnopersonshallberequiredtoworkanyjobintheADOCwithoutcompensation.
Anypersonworkingforanypublicorprivatecompanyshallreceiveatleastthefederalminimumwage
fortheirlabor,andbeallowedtoformaworker'sunionunderthelaborlawsoftheUnitedStates.
PART4Section2
BeitalsoENACTEDthattheCommissioneroftheADOCshallcreateaWelfareCommitteeateach
prison,composedofmenandwomenincarceratedelectedbythemenandwomenincarcerated,and
thatsuchCommitteeshallhaveauthorityandownershipoverallprisonstores,canteens,andincentive
packageprograms,withtheabilitytonegotiatewiththeirownsuppliers,andtheWelfareCommittee
shallbepermittedtousetheprofitsfromthesebusinessesthatmenandwomenincarceratedandtheir
familiesaretheexclusivecustomersofforEducation,RehabilitationandReEntryPreparedness
Programs,recreationalsupplies,andinfrastructureneedslikeirons,icecoolers,coffeepots,televisions,
andincentivepackagesforelderly,disabled,anddestitutemenandwomenincarcerated
PART5SECTION1
BeitalsoEnactedthatuponthepassageofthisBill,thereshallbeallowedwithintheDepartmentof
Correctionsconjugalvisits,whichshallbeallowednolessthanevery30daysforanymanorwoman
incarceratedwhohasserved2ormoreconsecutiveyearswiththeADOC,andthateveryperson,upon
marriage,shallbeabletoconsummatesuchMarriagewithaconjugalvisit:
PART5SECTION2
BeitalsoEnactedthatthevisitationpolicyinAlabamashallbethateverypersonconfinedintheADOC
shallenjoyafourhourvisiteveryweekend,andthatthereshallbenorestrictionsplacedonwhomay
visit,andaminimumofatleast20peopleshallbepermittedoneachpersonvisitationlist:
PART6VOTINGRIGHTS:PARDONANDRESTORATION
SECTION1
BeitENACTEDINTOLAWthattherighttovoteintheStateofAlabamashallnotbepermanentlydenied
toanypersononaccountofafelonyconviction.
Thislawwillbecomeretroactiveuponitspassage,andanypersonwhohasalreadybeen
disenfranchisedforover2yearsshallnothavetotakeavotingclassbeforebeingpardonedandhaving
theirvotingrightsrestoredbytheAlabamaBoardofPardonsandParole,andshallbeaffordeda
Provisionalballotforanyelectionuponapplyingforapardonwhilewaitingforthepardonapplicationto
begranted.
AnypersonhavingbeenconvictedofafelonyandsentencedtoatermofimprisonmentintheStateof
Alabamashall,uponcompletionofavotingrightsclassofferedbyADOC,beentitledtoapplyfor
restorationoftheirvotingrights1yearfromthedateoftheirconviction,regardlessoftheirrelease
date.Ifthepersonisreleasedonparole,probationoranyotherreleaseprogramandthenviolates
paroleorisreturnedtoprisontheyshallthenberequiredtorestartthe1yearperiodbeforeapplying
forreinstatementoftheirvotingrights.
Anypersonwhoissentencedtoatermofprobationshall,uponthepassageof180daysorcompletion
ofprobation,whicheveroccursfirst,petitiontheAlabamaBoardofPardonandParoleforrestorationof
votingrights,anduponpetitionandproofofcompletionofaclassonvotingrights,shallreceivea
pardonandhavetheirvotingrightsrestored.
Anypersonwho,havingviolatedtheirprobationbeforetheelapseof180dayperiodandwhois
thereafterresentencedtojailorprison,shallthenberequiredtorestartthe180dayperiodbefore
beingabletoapplyforreinstatementoftheirvotingrights.
PART7OPENMEDIAACCESSTOALABAMADEPARTMENTOFCORRECTIONS
SECTION1
ItshallbetheLawofthisStateandthepolicyoftheAlabamaDepartmentofCorrectionstoallow
unlimitedaccessofthenewsmediaintoanyandallStateprisonsatleast3timespermonthupona
regularlypostedschedule,whichshallbepostedineachinstitutionandmadeavailabletothemedia.
Suchaccessshallbepermittedforatleast4hoursonthedesignatedmediadayatanyprisonwhere
permissionfromamemberofthemediaisrequested.Whenmediaisonsitenorestrictionsaretobe
placedonareaswheretheymaygo.
AnymediarequesttointerviewanypersonofinteresttothemediawhoisincarceratedinanAlabama
prisonshallbeconductedonthisdesignatedmediadayalso.Suchinterviewrequestshallbemadeat
leastoneweekinadvanceandshalltakeplaceonthevisitationyard.
NopersonincarceratedinADOCshallbedeniedaccesstothemedia,andthenormalrulesofvisitation
shallapply,exceptthatthemediashallnotberequiredtobeonanincarceratedperson'svisitationlist.
Themediashallnotberestrictedinanywayfromusingaudio,videoorotherrecordingequipmenton
mediaday.
Incasesofemergency,suchasdeath,quarantineduetooutbreakofdisease,orothermatterof
importancetothepublic,themediashallbeallowedaccesswithin48hoursofthedeclaredemergency
situation.Lockdowns,assaultbyofficersandotherissuesshallnotbegroundstodenyemergencyor
generalmediaaccess.
PART8SECTION1
ThisBILLisexemptfromArticleIV,45oftheConstitutionofAlabama1901,whichrequiresthatall
Billsmustcontainonlyonesubjectmatter.
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