The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard HB 1080, sponsored by Sen. M. Young, regarding community corrections and credit time. The bill provides that the Department of Correction may adopt emergency rules concerning the deprivation of earned good time credit for a person who is placed in a community corrections program. The bill passed at 7-1. Read the bill at: … [Read more...] about Community corrections and credit time
sentencing
Bias motivated crimes
The Senate Public Policy Committee heard Sen. Bohacek’s SB 12 on bias motivated crimes. The bill makes it an aggravating circumstance (for purposes of imposing a criminal sentence) that a crime was committed with the intent to harm or intimidate an individual or a group of individuals because of certain perceived or actual characteristics of the individual or group of individuals. T … [Read more...] about Bias motivated crimes
Sentencing
For amend and vote only, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard Sen. Mishler’s SB 76 on sentencing, making Level 2 and Level 3 felonies non-suspendible if the person has a prior unrelated felony conviction other than a felony conviction for a crime involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum. The bill was amended by consent to add if a person is convicted for a L … [Read more...] about Sentencing
Drug dealing
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law heard SB 110 adding an enhancing circumstance for drug dealing within 500 feet of an addiction recovery center or support group meeting. The bill was amended by consent to reduce 500 feet to 100 feet. Testifying in support of the bill were pastor and coordinator of Celebrate Recovery Meetings; and the Indiana Prosecuting … [Read more...] about Drug dealing
Criminal law issues
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 486 authored by Sen. Michael Young on criminal law issues. The bill made numerous changes including OWI using THC, revocation of community corrections placement, redefining the crime of escape to include violating a home detention order, and the crime of maintaining a common nuisance, offenses at penal facilities, possessing … [Read more...] about Criminal law issues