S 2338 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides for rehabilitative release for certain incarcerated persons.

This bill creates a new process for elderly incarcerated individuals to seek early release based on long sentences served. It applies to people who have served at least 20 years (or 30 years for murder convictions) and are age 60 (or 62 for murder), requiring them to receive a "Certificate of Eligibility" from the Corrections Commissioner. The process involves a court petition where judges must consider factors like safety, rehabilitation efforts, victim input, and reentry plans before potentially reducing or modifying sentences. If approved, individuals face a mandatory 5-year parole term. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Introduced Jan 29, 2024 Last action Jan 29, 2024
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Jan 29, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
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